The White House on Dec. 5 revealed Moscow rejected a a substantial deal aimed at freeing journalist Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.
Russia is not engaged in public discussions when it comes to the exchange of prisoners with the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Wednesday when asked about new US proposal to exchange WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan.