Russian president Vladimir Putin said that Russia wants “to reach an agreement” on the return of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, writes Journal reporters Ann M. Simmons and Kate Vtorygina. Simmons and Vtorygina write, “During a press conference Thursday, Putin was asked about the recent declaration by the Biden administration that the Russian government rejected a new offer aimed at freeing the American reporter, as well as former U.S. Marine and Michigan corporate-security executive Paul Whelan, who is also in Russian custody.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 15, 2023 15:09 UTC