Russia said silence is paramount when discussing talks about prison swaps potentially including The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, whose detention will reach the one-year mark this week.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday that “certain contacts” are made when potential prisoner exchanges are mentioned, but they would have to be carried out privately.
“As for exchange matters, we have repeatedly stressed that there are certain contacts, but they must be carried out in absolute silence,” Peskov said according to…
