Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is one of several U.S. citizens held in Russia—putting fresh attention on them, as well as Russians detained or wanted by the U.S.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention comes after U.S. and Russia exchanged prisoners in two high-profile cases in the past yearof the American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia thrusts back into the spotlight two disparate groups of individuals with a common goal: U.S. citizens held in Russia and Russian citizens imprisoned in the U.S., whose best release prospects may lie in negotiated prisoner swaps.
Mr. Gershkovich has been accused of espionage by Russia. The Journal has vehemently denied the charges against him, and his arrest was quickly condemned by the White House on Thursday as Moscow targeting American citizens.
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