Evan Gershkovich's parents will attend State of the Union address

The transcript discusses the significance of the State of the Union address coinciding with the one-year mark of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's imprisonment in Russia. His parents will attend the address, highlighting bipartisan support for his release. A potential prisoner exchange involving Gershkovich and Paul Whelan is explored, though complicated by the recent death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Wall Street Journal publisher emphasizes that journalism is not a crime.

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