Jennifer Jacobs, one of the two Bloomberg reporters who wrote the story that broke the embargo on Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s release from Russian prison, has been fired, according to several reports. On Friday, New York Magazine reported that Bloomberg broke the embargo set by the White House by several hours when it … Read more
Republican strategist Sarah Longwell is furious with former President Donald Trump for his crass reaction to Thursday’s prisoner exchange with Russia, in which President Joe Biden’s administration freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and several other Americans. “Between the Olympics, Simone Biles’ floor routine, the hostages coming home, the vibe right now should be … Read more
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free. Gershkovich, Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual U.S.-Russia citizenship, arrived on … Read more
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and two others arrived home to the United States late Thursday night after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted the group at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Those freed include former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, 54, who was arrested in … Read more
Jailed U.S. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were among 26 prisoners from the United States, Russia and a number of their allies being freed in a major exchange on Thursday, Turkey’s presidency said. It said 10 prisoners, including two minors, had been moved to Russia, 13 to Germany and … Read more
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, 32, was detained in March 2023 (File) Washington, United States: US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday. CNN and other … Read more
Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his claim that jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is currently standing trial in Russia on espionage charges, will be released if the former president takes back the White House in the upcoming election. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump blamed President Joe Biden for … Read more
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Russian city on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny. The 32-year-old journalist appeared in the court in a glass defendants’ cage, his head shaved and wearing … Read more
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Russian city on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny. The 32-year-old journalist appeared in the court in a glass defendants’ cage, his … Read more
(NewsNation) — U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal, who has been jailed for over a year in Russia on espionage charges, will stand trial, authorities said Thursday. “It was disappointing, but not unexpected. Evan had been held for almost 15 months in pretrial detention, so the natural next step was then to move … Read more
