Guests: Carol Lee, Julia Ioffe, Alexander Vindman, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Zerlina Maxwell, Sen. Chris Murphy

Three American citizens wrongfully imprisoned in Russia—some for years—now finally on a plane home. Tonight: the massive effort by the Biden administration, and the role of the vice president in the negotiations. Plus: The release of Vladimir Kara-Murza more than two years after we last spoke to him the day before he was arrested by Vladimir Putin.

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