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Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich & Other Former Prisoners Return To U.S. — Update
Per a report by the well-informed Politika.Kozlov newsletter up to 30 political detainees are on verge of being freed in biggest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War.
Wall Street Journal(WSJ) journalist Evan Gershkovich, who is serving a 16-year sentence in a Russian penal colony on contested espionage charges, could be on the cusp of a freedom as part of a rumored, imminent prisoner swap between Russia and the U.S. alongside Germany. Other names on Politika.Kozlov’s speculative list of potential releasees include Russian-UK political activist and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza and U.S. national and former marine Paul Whelan. The last prisoner exchange between Russia and the U.S. was in December 2022 when U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was released in turn for the freedom of arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was serving a minimum 25-year sentence in the U.S. at the time.
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