Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand
Russian government officials have long been angling for Yaroshenko's release (he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2011). In 2017 they even requested he be pardoned by Trump. Whelan's own (Russian) lawyer named Yaroshenko has someone who could be swapped. — PolitiTweet.org
Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews
A senior official in Moscow has urged the U.S. to consider swapping Konstantin Yaroshenko, a jailed Russian pilot c… https://t.co/oaykuVqIiY