Russia will release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. marine Paul Whelan from jail as part of a major prisoner swap with Washington, Bloomberg reported, with the high-stakes prisoners reportedly set to return to the U.S. early as Thursday.
US journalist Evan Gershkovich was accused of espionage and jailed in Russia.
Gershkovich and Whelan are part of a cohort of prisoners Moscow is expected to release in exchange for Russian prisoners held in the U.S., according to Bloomberg, which cited unnamed sources.
Details on the deal, including who Moscow will release, who Washington will exchange in return and when prisoners will be released are not known.
Neither Russian nor American governments have commented publicly on the matter.
The swap will involve multiple countries, according to Bloomberg, though it is not clear which states are involved beyond Russia and the U.S.
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