U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia on espionage charges, stands inside a defendants' cage before a hearing to consider an appeal at the Moscow City Court on April 18, 2023.
U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia on espionage charges, stands inside a defendants' cage before a hearing to consider an appeal at the Moscow City Court on April 18, 2023. U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens says he agrees with the Kremlin that silence is essential when it comes to public discussions about prisoner exchanges.Rosemary Barton Live
The extension gives his negotiating team "more time and space to try to figure out a way to come to a deal that the Russians will take and that the United States can bring to bear."Negotiations to bring Evan Gershkovich back from Russia should be 'private,' U.S. diplomat says'We don't really progress too much when we start negotiating in public,' says Roger Carstens, the U.S.
A picture taken on July 24, 2021 shows U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich. He has been accused of spying by Russian authorities. that "for some strange reason" diplomatic channels used in hostage negotiations can be "siloed" amid geopolitical tensions between countries. In a surprise call to CBC News foreign correspondent Briar Stewart in London, Paul Whelan expressed hope that a deal could be reached to secure his release.
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