Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested “an agreement can be reached” with the US to release detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich, as he brought up the conviction of a “patriotic” Russian hitman in Germany.

The comments came during a lengthy and at times ponderous interview with American right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson, Putin’s first with a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. https://cnn.it/3SRiIeL

Putin references Russian hitman in German jail as he suggests ‘agreement can be reached’ on detained US reporter Gershkovich | CNN

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested “an agreement can be reached” with the United States to release detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich, as he brought up the conviction of a “patriotic” Russian hitman in Germany.