“And it’s a very stark choice between being your own best friend or your own worst enemy. One of them is, do you go towards despair, or do you hold out hope?” Rezaiain said. “A lot of things are going through your mind. In response to a question about what Gershkovich may be going through, Rezaian said it’s “a game of mental torture.” We will not relent until we bring you home.” He said the Russians offered a deal only for Griner.Ĭarstens recounted telling Whelan: “We’re not going to stop my foot is on the gas pedal. He also said they are working to gain the release of Paul Whelan, an American businessman and former Marine who has been held by Russia since 2018.Ĭarstens added that he spoke with Whelan after Russia released Britney Griner. “They’re not willing to really talk to us about him yet,” Carstens said of Russia’s government, though he offered some optimism. Llamas starts off asking about Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter currently being held by Moscow on espionage charges. And at the same time, it opens up the ability for there to be a big debate about whether or not it’s worth it to make concessions to bring someone home who was doing something risky at the time of their capture.” “All of that pushes in the direction of putting pressure on the administration. We have freedom of press that reports on these stories,” Gilbert said. Gilbert pointed to Bo Bergdahl, who was captured but the Taliban and held for five years after he walked off his base in Afghanistan. She said that the American public is very supportive of hostage recovery, but that they are also aware of the circumstances of how a hostage was captured - meaning that there can be controversy if a hostage is perceived as doing something to deserve detention.
Danielle Gilbert discusses “The Dilemmas of Hostage Diplomacy” at Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colo. Gilbert, speaking to a question from Llamas about how politics plays into hostage diplomacy, said there are complicated domestic politics that related to different hostages.
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