Taylor Speaks With ABC News About Evan Gershkovich, Possible Prisoner Trade
July 19, 2024
ABC News
The espionage trial of The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich resumed on July 18, proceeding behind closed doors in a remote Russian courtroom after Washington and Moscow officials each raised the potential for the journalist to be part of an international prisoner exchange.
Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023 while reporting in the Sverdlovsk region, where Russian officials claimed he was collecting secrets on the “production and repair of military equipment” for the CIA.
Russia has maintained that discussions about trades for Gershkovich can only start in earnest after the trial is over, says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs. “So the quicker the trial and the inevitable verdict, the quicker they can offer Evan as a piece in a possible trade,” Taylor says.
Read more in the ABC News article, “As WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's espionage trial resumes, US and Russia raise potential for trade.”
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