#Ukraine
Was Gershkovich arrested as a hostage to trade for GRU spy Sergey Cherkasov?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11920799/Russian-spy-posed-Brazilian-student-Johns-Hopkins-gain-intel-Americans-DOJ-says.html
Or was he arrested for reporting on how Putin is destroying Russia, as well as Ukraine?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-economy-is-starting-to-come-undone-431a2878
https://www.wsj.com/articles/acute-artillery-shortage-is-hampering-russias-offensive-in-east-ukraine-western-officials-say-6f2fb94a
Or all of the above? Get their spy back and make journalists afraid to report from Russia?