The announcement provoked criticism from Western authorities and media freedom groups.
The Wall Street Journal has said it is 'deeply concerned' for the safety of Evan GershkovichMOSCOW - An American journalist has been detained on suspicion of spying for Washington, Russia said on Thursday, drawing immediate condemnation from the West and calls for the Wall Street Journal reporter's release.
International media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said it was"alarmed by what looks like retaliation". State news agency RIA Novosti, citing a Moscow court, reported that the FSB has requested the journalist be arrested. Many Russians fear speaking to foreign media, due to strict censorship laws adopted in the wake of the Ukraine offensive.
"I wouldn't raise a question like this now," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies."Some exchanges that took place in the past, they were for people who were already serving their sentences."
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