Prisoner Exchanges And Hostage Diplomacy In US Foreign Policy – Analysis

By Kristian Alexander and Gina Bou Serhal

(FPRI) -- Evan Gershkovich was in Yekaterinburg in March 2023 reporting for The Wall Street Journal when he was arrested by Russia’s Department for Counterintelligence Operations (DKRO) and charged with espionage. This marked the first time a journalist from the United States had...