FILE ? U.S. President Joe Biden appears in front of an image of jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Gershkovich is accused of espionage ? charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government deny. Biden's administration has promised to bring him home, but the Russian Foreign Ministry has said it would consider a swap only after a verdict in his trial. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)