FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his election campaign activists in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 31, 2024. Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, released Thursday, Feb. 8, to urge Washington to recognize Moscow's interests and persuade Ukraine to sit down for talks. Putin also said that Russia stands ready to negotiate a potential prisoner exchange that would free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained last March on espionage charges he denies, and hinted that Moscow wants the release of its agent imprisoned in Germany. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)
In this photo taken from video released by the Moscow's City Court, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (Moscow City Court via AP)
In this photo released by the Moscow's City Court, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (Moscow City Court via AP)