President Joe Biden says the U.S. is working every day to secure the release of a Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia.
On the one-year anniversary of the Russian detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, President Joe Biden said the U.S. is working every day to secure his release. 'Journalism is not a crime, and Evan went to Russia to do his job as a reporter — risking his safety to shine the light of truth on Russia's brutal aggression against Ukraine,' Biden said in a statement Friday. Gershkovich was arrested while on a reporting trip to the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg.
He was ordered to remain behind bars pending trial at least until June 30, the fifth extension of his detention.But the periodic court hearings at least give Gershkovich's family and friends and U.S. officials a glimpse of him. And for the 32-year-old journalist, it's a break from his otherwise largely monotonous prison routine.Biden said in the statement that he would never give up hope. 'We will continue working every day to secure his release,' the Democratic president said.
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