Putin ‘Not Ruling Out’ Prisoner Swap for US Reporter Evan Gershkovich

‘At the end of the day, it does not make sense to keep him in prison in Russia,’ Putin said.

Reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March while on a reporting trip and accused of espionage, stands before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention in Moscow, on June 22, 2023. Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that Russia and the United States could potentially reach an agreement regarding a prisoner swap involving The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.

Mr. Putin made the comments during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, which was conducted at the Kremlin on Feb. 6 and published online two days later.