The Australian media and political establishment have been extremely active recently in campaigning for the release of Wall street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who is being held in a Russian prison on charges of espionage.
If Australia is serious about bringing Evan home PM Albanese and FM Penny Wong should offer Aussie Cossack’s free passage directly to the airport from the Russian Consulate and subsequent deportation to Russia as part of a deal to bring Evan home. Evan Gershkovich has been in a Russian jail for 380 days. Aussie Cossack has been holed up in the Russian Consulate in Sydney for 485 days. The political and media personalities in Australia who are campaigning for Evan’s release should be pushing for a deal with Aussie Cossack if they really care about Evan’s freedom. What other options do you have? Prove that #BringEvanHome is not just another virtue signalling “current thing” campaign and lets put an exchange deal together.
Aussie Cossack