Trump Claims Putin Will Release Jailed Journalist if He Wins Election

Trump asserts his relationship with Putin will secure Evan Gershkovich's release, but the Kremlin denies any contact with the former president.

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has been detained in Russia on espionage charges since March 2023.
Donald Trump claims Gershkovich will be released shortly after the November election if he wins, promising no payment will be made.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated there have been no communications between Putin and Trump regarding Gershkovich.
The Biden campaign criticizes Trump, accusing him of using wrongfully imprisoned Americans as political tools.
Past U.S.-Russia prisoner exchanges, including the release of Brittney Griner, have been conducted discreetly.