The Wall Street Journal reporter has reportedly been freed along with former US Marine Paul Whelan
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony in Russia over espionage charges Russia is releasing Gershkovich, 32, and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US, sources toldreported on Wednesday that Russia was preparing to release between 20 to 30 political prisoners and journalists with the US and Germany, citing a source familiar with the planning of the exchange.
If confirmed, it would be the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War. The biggest exchange since then took place in 2010, which involved 14 people. Russian media reported this week that a major prisoner swap was imminent after several political prisoners and journalists were taken out of penal colonies and moved to unknown locations, including
Gershkovich was found guilty and sent to a high-security penal colony last month following a secretive trial that the US government condemned as a sham.Three Team GB rowing medals in an hour as Glover narrowly misses Olympic gold
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