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Biden: I'm seriously considering a prisoner swap with Moscow for WSJ reporter

2023-07-13 20:00:41Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Biden: I'm seriously considering a prisoner swap with Moscow for WSJ
Biden and in the background journalist Evan Gershkovich imprisoned in Russia

The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, stated on Thursday that he is taking seriously the possibility of a prisoner exchange for a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days.

The Kremlin earlier this month suggested it was open to a possible prisoner swap that could include Evan Gershkovich, but stressed that such talks should take place out of the public eye.

Speaking at a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, Biden made it clear that the US is interested.

"I'm taking a prisoner exchange seriously," said Biden, who was wrapping up a five-day tour of Europe: the United Kingdom, Lithuania and Finland.

"And I'm serious that we're going to do everything we can to free Americans who are being held illegally in Russia or anywhere else, and that process is underway," he added.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is being held in Lefortovo prison in Moscow.

Gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. He is being held in Moscow's Lefortovo prison, known for its poor conditions. Finally, a Moscow court upheld a decision to keep him in custody until August 30.

Gershkovich and his employers deny the charges and the US government has declared him "wrongfully detained". His arrest shocked journalists in Russia. Russian authorities have not provided any evidence to support the espionage allegations.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed last week that there had been "discussions" between the two sides, but warned that there was not yet "a clear path" to Gershkovich's release.

Gershkovich is the first American journalist to face espionage charges in Russia since September 1986, when Nicholas Daniloff, a Moscow correspondent for US News and World Report, was arrested by Russian security services. Daniloff was released 20 days later in an exchange for an employee of the Soviet Union's UN mission who had been arrested by the FBI, also on espionage charges.


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