00:00 It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Donald Trump claimed that if elected president, he could secure the release of jailed U.S.
00:07 journalist Evan Gershkovich from Russia almost immediately.
00:10 The Republican candidate said Russian President Vladimir Putin will do that for me, but not
00:14 anyone else.
00:15 The Kremlin denied having any contact with Trump regarding Gershkovich's case.
00:19 A Kremlin spokesman said that prisoner exchange discussions must be conducted secretly to
00:23 be effective.
00:24 Gershkovich has been jailed in Russia for over a year on espionage charges after reporting
00:29 in Moscow.
00:30 He is the first Western journalist imprisoned in Russia since the Soviet era.
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