Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich to Be Released From Russia in Prisoner Swap
variety.comEllise Shafer Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is set to be released from Russian jail on Thursday as part of a multi-country prisoner exchange deal.
According to the BBC, a senior U.S. official confirmed that the Biden administration had reached a deal to free three U.S. citizens imprisoned in Russia: Gershkovich, U.S.
Marine vet Paul Whelan and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva. The exchange is believed to involve 24 prisoners in the U.S., Russia, Germany and three other Western Countries, the BBC reported.
Gershkovich and Whelan had both been jailed on espionage charges that they and the U.S. had vehemently denied. After being arrested in March 2023, Gershkovich was sentenced last month to 16 years in prison after pleading not guilty to the charges.
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