Emma Tucker, editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, has been hoping for the release of her reporter Evan Gershkovich for months. A conversation about his condition and negotiations with Putin.
A small, sober interview room, the editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal struggles with her emotions. Emma Tucker says “Sorry” several times, it’s getting close to her. Tucker came to the Innovation Congress in Munich, a big topic, but now it’s about something completely different: her reporter Evan Gershkovich. The 32-year-old has been imprisoned in Russia since the end of March last year. He was arrested on a research trip in Yekaterinburg for alleged espionage. It is the first such case since the end of the Cold War. The pre-trial detention expires at the end of January, but has already been extended several times. In December, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said he hoped for an agreement with the United States. Of course, Emma Tucker hopes so too, but she is suspicious at the same time.