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BREAKING..Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges[update]
« on: June 13, 2024, 04:46:26 pm »
Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand trial in Russia on espionage charges, local authorities announced on Thursday.

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office said its investigation concluded that Gershkovich “on instructions from the CIA in March 2023, collected secret information in the Sverdlovsk region,” though its statement did not include evidence to support the allegation. The office also did not say when the trial will commence.

Gershkovich was detained on a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg in March of last year. He was accused of espionage on behalf of the United States, which is an allegation that he, the Wall Street Journal, and the U.S. government have denied.

The State Department has determined he meets the criteria of being wrongfully detained. The U.S. has sought to secure his release, as well as that of other Americans who have been deemed wrongfully detained.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Associated Press last week that the U.S. is “taking energetic steps” to secure Gershkovich’s release, noting that any such deals “aren’t decided via mass media” but through a “discreet, calm, and professional approach.”

“And they certainly should be decided only on the basis of reciprocity,” he added.

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Re: BREAKING..Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges[update]
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2024, 01:05:04 pm »
UPDATE AUG. 1, 2024


Russia releasing American journalist Evan Gershkovich in prisoner swap after 16 months behind bars: reports
By for Alex Oliveira
Published Aug. 1, 2024, 8:41 a.m. ET

Imprisoned American journalist Evan Gershkovich will be freed from a Russian prison Thursday as part of a prisoner swap with Moscow, according to reports.

Gershkovich will return to the US after spending 16 months in Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo Prison alongside serial killers and other political prisoners, sources told Bloomberg News.

A senior Biden administration also told ABC News that Gershkovich will be released alongside former US Marine Paul Whelan in the extraordinary deal. ...https://nypost.com/2024/08/01/world-news/russia-releasing-american-journalist-evan-gershkovich-in-prisoner-swap-after-16-months-behind-bars-reports/
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Re: BREAKING..Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges[update]
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2024, 01:06:07 pm »
The deal reportedly includes former Marine Paul Whelan. https://t.co/gqklam8KY5
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Re: BREAKING..Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges[update]
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2024, 01:08:17 pm »
Great news!
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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2024, 01:18:15 pm »
No word on Mark Fogel, being imprisoned for the same thing that landed Brittney Griner behind Russian bars (briefly).
Mark's 95-year-old mother was due to speak at the Trump rally in Butler, Pa., but she kind of got preempted by events.
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2024, 01:31:32 pm »
US and Russia carrying out massive prisoner swap that is expected to include Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Ivana Kottasová  |  Updated 9:02 AM EDT, Thu August 1, 2024



(CNN) — A large-scale prisoner swap between the US and Russia is under way, according to a source familiar, and it is expected to include Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and a number of Americans.

The parties have agreed to a prisoner transfer and the prisoners are expected to be in the care of US officials, according to a senior administration official.

The deal would end a nightmare that lasted more than five years for Whelan and more than a year for Gershkovich. Both men were designated by the US State Department as wrongfully detained.

Thursday’s swap comes after months of quiet and complicated negotiations between Moscow and Washington, which included US diplomats scouring the globe for offers to entice Russia to release the Americans.  .  .  .

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/01/politics/russia-us-prisoner-swap/index.html
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Re: BREAKING..Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges[update]
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2024, 01:34:56 pm »
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« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2024, 04:37:09 pm »
CBS has preempted local broadcasts (the noon news) to show Biden's public announcement of this deal. He had family members with him, and the CBS reporterette had the audacity to say that's because family is so important to Biden that he famously speaks to each of his grandchildren every day. I was yelling at the TV, "Not all of them!"

Turns out other countries were involved in this. Germany is releasing a convicted Russian murderer, for example.

Still no word on Mark Fogel. I guess he will be punished for his mother's plan to appear at a Trump rally to plead for his release.
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« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2024, 05:35:23 pm »
Biden brings Russian prisoners home and questions why Trump didn’t
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August 1, 2024 1:00 pm
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President Joe Biden commemorated the safe return of three U.S. citizens and one American green card holder who had been wrongly detained in Russia, including Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza, some of whom had been imprisoned for years.

“Their brutal ordeal is over, and they’re free,” Biden told reporters Thursday in the White House State Dining Room. “Moments ago, the families and I were able to speak to them on the telephone from the Oval Office. They’re out of Russia.”

“We stand for freedom, and liberty, and justice, not only for our own people, but for others as well,” he said. “That’s why all Americans can take pride in what we achieved today.”

As in the statement he shared with members of the press earlier, Biden drew a contrast with former President Donald Trump by underscoring the importance of allies.

“This deal would not have been made possible without our allies,” he said. “They stood with us. For anyone who questions whether allies matter, they do. They matter. Today is a powerful example why it’s vital to have friends in this world. Our alliances make our people safer.”

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« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2024, 08:21:38 pm »
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UPDATED WH guidance: the President and the VICE PRESIDENT will greet Americans freed from Russia TONIGHT.
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So what's in it for Putin?  Intel on Ukraine perhaps?
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« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2024, 09:09:36 pm »
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White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan ignores a question from @Newsmax’s @JamesRosenTV about the case of Ameircan Jimmy Wilgus, who remains jailed in Russia and was not part of today’s prisoner swap.

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Quote from: Hoodat on August 01, 2024, 08:36:28 pm
So what's in it for Putin?  Intel on Ukraine perhaps?
He just wants us to see what a warm and fuzzy guy he is.  :thud:

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« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2024, 09:27:46 pm »
Was any of this tied to the KSM plea bargain?
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« Reply #21 on: August 01, 2024, 09:48:51 pm »
Joe Biden Blames Donald Trump for Not Rescuing Hostages Seized Under Biden

President Joe Biden blamed former President Donald Trump for not rescuing hostages whom Russia seized after Biden took office.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/01/joe-biden-blames-donald-trump-for-not-rescuing-hostages-seized-under-biden/
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« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2024, 09:52:55 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on August 01, 2024, 08:36:28 pm
So what's in it for Putin?  Intel on Ukraine perhaps?



It wouldn't surprise me in the least.
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Joe Biden Blames Donald Trump for Not Rescuing Hostages Seized Under Biden

President Joe Biden blamed former President Donald Trump for not rescuing hostages whom Russia seized after Biden took office.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/01/joe-biden-blames-donald-trump-for-not-rescuing-hostages-seized-under-biden/




That to me was one of those "what did he just say?" moments. They need to keep Joey off of the stage.
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« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2024, 10:09:15 pm »
 Mother of American hostage left behind in Russia slams Biden administration for failing to free him
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Published Aug. 1, 2024, 5:37 p.m. ET

The 95-year-old mother of an American teacher imprisoned in Russia for the past three years slammed the Biden administration for not including her son in the latest prisoner swap that freed three jailed Americans including Evan Gershkovich.

Malphine Fogel said that she was disappointed that her son, Marc Fogel, 65, has been overlooked yet again by President Biden’s negotiators after he was arrested in 2021 for trying to enter Russia with about half an ounce of medical marijuana used to treat a back injury.

“I heard about it with pain on the news,” Malphine told The Post.

“I don’t think the administration is trying hard enough for him,” she added. “I guess because he is a common American citizen.”



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