Before being released from prison in the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War yesterday, Evan Gershkovich was required, along with the other prisoners to be released with him, to fill out a form to Vladimir Putin asking in writing for clemency the Russian president could sign the decrees to pardon the 13 prisoners released as part of the exchange, according to the Wall Street Journal where the reporter works. In this formality, which was nevertheless a condition of the exchange agreement, the American journalist added a request of his own to the form: A one-on-one interview with Putin after his release. “The form on the request form had a blank space at the end, which each prisoner could fill in if he wished, or simply leave blank (…) The WSJ correspondent in Russia filled in the blank, and on the last line he wrote suggesting: ” After my release, I will […]
Source: News Beast
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