Kremlin Denies Trump’s Claim About Freeing Reporter

Agence France-Presse reports:

Donald Trump boasted on Thursday he would quickly free the jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich from Russia if he wins the presidential election, but Moscow denied discussing the case with the Republican candidate.

The former president, who has frequently voiced admiration for Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, and has voiced skepticism over US support for Ukraine, said the Moscow strongman “will do that for me, but not for anyone else”.

But when asked about the remarks, the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said, “There aren’t any contacts with Donald Trump. “Regarding [US-Russian] contacts on the matter of incarcerated and convicted individuals, we can say that these contacts must be carried out in total secrecy. This is the only way they can be effective,” he said.

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Why didn’t his good pal Putin do that for Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed when Trump was president? pic.twitter.com/me6t5fDZzJ

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 23, 2024

Dear Vlad,

Please don’t release Evan unless and until I can take credit for it.

Your faithful servant and comrade,

Donald https://t.co/N8KciXThnD

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) May 23, 2024