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President Biden gave a brief acknowledgment during his State of the Union address of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been considered wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly a year.
The shoutout for Gershkovich came as he addressed the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, making his vow to do everything he can to bring American hostages home from Gaza.
"We'll also work around the clock to bring home Evan and Paul [Whelan], Americans being unjustly detained by the Russians and others around the world," Biden said Thursday night before continuing on about the Middle East conflict.
Seen in the gallery were Gershkovich's parents, Ella Milman and Mikhail Gershkovich, wearing "Free Evan" buttons. They were invited guests of House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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President Biden vowed to bring home Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who's been wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly a year. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Gershkovich was arrested last March as Russian authorities leveled dubious espionage charges against him. He has been kept in Moscow for nearly a year.
EL REPORTERO DEL WALL STREET JOURNAL EVAN GERSHKOVICH SUPERA LOS 300 DÍAS DETENIDO EN RUSIA
Gershkovich, the 32-year-old son of Soviet immigrants, was arrested last March 29 while reporting in Yekaterinburg, the fourth-largest city in Russia, and was accused of being a spy, which the U.S. government has forcefully denied. The Wall Street Journal has also categorically denied the allegations, and the arrest is widely viewed as an attempt to leverage the U.S. into a high-profile prisoner swap.
Se le han denegado todas sus apelaciones y se enfrenta a una probable condena.
Gershkovich has since been held in the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow, spending roughly 90% of his day in a small cell, according to the WSJ.
Evan Gershkovich, periodista del Wall Street Journal, de pie en el interior de un recinto para acusados antes de una vista judicial para estudiar un recurso contra su detención preventiva por cargos de espionaje en Moscú, Rusia, 10 de octubre de 2023. (REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Foto de archivo)
Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin floated a potential prisoner swap when asked about releasing Gershkovich.
"No hay ningún tabú para resolver esta cuestión. Estamos dispuestos a resolverlo", dijo Putin. "Pero hay ciertos términos que se están discutiendo a través de los canales de los servicios especiales. Creo que se puede llegar a un acuerdo".
The Wall Street Journal issued a statement to Fox News saying, "We're encouraged to see Russia's desire for a deal that brings Evan home, and we hope this will lead to his rapid release and return to his family and our newsroom."
El Departamento de Estado no hizo comentarios sobre las declaraciones de Putin, pero reiteró que Gershkovich debía ser puesto en libertad inmediatamente.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin recently floated a potential prisoner swap to release Gershkovich. (Sergei SAVOSTYANOV / POOL / AFP )
"Lo está haciendo lo mejor que puede dadas las circunstancias, y las circunstancias son muy duras", dijo su madre Ella Milman el mes pasado, y añadió que la prisión de Lefortovo está "básicamente diseñada para aislarte y derrumbarte".
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La embajadora de Estados Unidos en Rusia, Lynne Tracy, ha visitado a Gershkovich en prisión y ha mantenido a su familia al corriente de su estado. Sus amigos también han dicho a Fox News Digital que ha mantenido su sentido del humor y ha intentado ser optimista mientras languidecía bajo custodia.
Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine referenced by Biden, is serving a 16-year prison sentence in Russia, also on spying charges that he and the U.S. have staunchly denied.
Fox NewsBrian Flood y David Rutz contribuyeron a este informe.