Russian President Vladimir Putin says Evan Gershkovich could be released in prisoner swap
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich could be released in a prisoner exchange with the United States.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich could be released in a prisoner exchange with the United States.
By Nathan Hodge, Katharina Krebs and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested “an agreement can be reached” with the United States to release detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich, as he brought up the conviction of a “patriotic” Russian hitman in Germany.
Russia maintains that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was practicing espionage when he was detained — a charge the WSJ vehemently denies.
In a recent interview, Russian President Vladimir Putin floated a potential prisoner swap for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who's being wrongfully detained in Russia.
The Russian president was noncommittal after Mr. Carlson asked about Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been held in a Moscow prison for nearly a year.
Vladimir Putin said a deal can be reached to secure the return of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich -- but his country has run out of "gestures of goodwill."
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested “an agreement can be reached” with the United States to release detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich, as he brought up the conviction of a “patriotic” Russian hitman in Germany.
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