President Biden called on Russia to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been accused of spying on behalf of the U.S. government.
President Biden tells reporters he has no comment on the indictment of former President Trump and calls for Russia to let a detained Wall Street Journal reporter go., an American citizen who has been accused of spying on behalf of the U.S. government.Russian state news agency TASS has reported that Gershkovich was ordered to be held in custody until May 29. He is spending his third day in Russian captivity.
Russian government's Federal Security Service claimed it arrested the journalist while he was"trying to obtain secret information" on the activities of one of"the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex.
"Gershkovich is a journalist. He should be released immediately and unharmed and allowed to return to his important work," the National Press Club continued."Evan has a significant and distinguished career working for the New York Times and AFP prior to the Wall Street Journal." "The Wall Street Journal vehemently denies the allegations from the FSB and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter, Evan Gershkovich. We stand in solidarity with Evan and his family," the WSJ's Senior Communications Manager Caitlyn Reuss wrote.
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