Russia could consider the possibility of a prisoner exchange for jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich only after a Russian court renders a verdict on an espionage allegation against the 31-year-old American, according to a senior Russian official.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the state news agency TASS on Thursday that “the issue of exchanging anyone can be considered after the court issues its verdict specifically on a particular charge,” he said.
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