Verkkothe negotiations for a prisoner swap accelerated with the arrest of mr. Gershkovich in march 2023 on espionage charges that were widely seen outside. Verkkowhen a notorious russian assassin and an american newspaper correspondent boarded separate planes in turkey on thursday, it marked the culmination of a. Verkko‘i didn’t see the sun for 10 months’: American journalist reveals her ordeal in a russian prison. Alsu kurmasheva was among 16 people freed in the. The real incentive in taking a prison job is to get out of your. Verkkofollowing the interview, which was attended by a prison guard, she was then punished for telling tales by a female inmate dubbed darth vader. Verkkorussia has released wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich and another imprisoned american, paul whelan, as part of a prisoner exchange negotiated by. Verkkothe following month, in january 2023, c. i. a. Officials held secret talks with russian spies to offer a deal: Whelan’s release in exchange for the couple.
