The U.S. ambassador to Moscow was allowed to visit the Wall Street Journal reporter on Monday for the first time since April.
The 31-year-old Evan Gershkovich was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg while on a reporting trip to Russia. | Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty ImagesMOSCOW — The Kremlin on Tuesday held the door open for contacts with the U.S. regarding a possible prisoner exchange that could potentially involve jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, but reaffirmed that such talks must be held out of the public eye.
“We have said that there have been certain contacts on the subject, but we don’t want them to be discussed in public,” Peskov said in a conference call with reporters. “They must be carried out and continue in complete silence.” The U.S. ambassador to Moscow, Lynne Tracy, on Monday was allowed to visit Gershkovich for the first time since April. The U.S. Embassy did not immediately provide more information.
. His arrest rattled journalists in Russia where authorities have not provided any evidence to support the espionage charges.
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