Russia could consider the possibility of a prisoner exchange for jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich after a Russian court renders a verdict, a Russian official said
Russia could consider the possibility of a prisoner exchange for jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich only after a Russian court renders a verdict on an espionage allegation againstDeputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the state news agency TASS on Thursday that “the issue of exchanging anyone can be considered after the court issues its verdict specifically on a particular charge,” he said.
The senior diplomat’s comments were the most extensive yet from the Russian side over the possibility of, who was detained on March 29 by Russia’s Federal Security Service while he was on a reporting trip in the city of Yekaterinburg and subsequently charged with espionage. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. A spokeswoman for the Journal declined to comment.
The U.S. faces a challenge in striking prisoner exchange deals for Americans held in Russia, with release often resting on identifying Russians prisoners—possibly in third countries—for whom they can be swapped. Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed and basketball star Brittney Griner wereconvicted of crimes in the U.S. It is unclear who might provide a match for Messrs. Gershkovich and Whelan.
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