BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top spokesman said Tuesday that there has been contact between the U.S. and Russia about a possible prisoner swap that could involve Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
"We have already stated that there are certain contacts in progress regarding this issue, but we do not want to make them public. They must be followed and maintained in complete silence," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press briefing, according to Russian state media outletPeskov's comments came in response to a question about whether dialogue between Moscow and Washington on a potential prisoner swap was possible, after the U.S.
A State Department spokesperson told CBS News on Monday that Gershkovich"is in good health and remains strong, despite his circumstances." "U.S. Embassy officials will continue to provide all appropriate support to Mr. Gershkovich and his family, and we expect Russian authorities to provide continued consular access," the spokesperson said. The U.S. has said that Russia has so far been unwilling to discuss Gershkovich's potential release and likely would not until he is convicted. Gershkovich, who was arrested in March, does not yet have a trial date.
"They're not willing to really talk to us about him yet," Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs at the State Department, last week."The Russians might play this out in a long, drawn-out trial process. And after a conviction, if he is convicted, I assume he will be, it'll be time to negotiate his release."
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