Putin Rejects Interview Request from Freed Journalist Evan Gershkovich

The Kremlin sees no occasion for an interview with Western media, despite Gershkovich's recent release from Russian detention.

President Vladimir Putin has declined a request for an interview from The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
Gershkovich was recently freed from Russian detention in a major East-West prisoner swap.
The Kremlin stated that there is no current occasion that warrants an interview with Western media.
Gershkovich had made the interview request while seeking a presidential pardon ahead of his release.
Putin has only granted one interview to Western media since the Ukraine conflict began, to journalist Tucker Carlson.