“We haven’t had regular access to him as we require,” White House spokesman John Kirby said as he spoke about detained WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich.
White House spokesman John Kirby on Wednesday said U.S. officials are continuing to push Russia for more access to detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, as he also addressed how Moscow released American basketball star Brittney Griner but continues to hold Gershkovich and businessman Paul Whelan.
Gershkovich made an appearance in a Moscow courtroom last week for an appeal hearing, with the court ruling that he must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August, rejecting his appeal to be released. After the hearing, the U.S. embassy in Moscow said in a statement that Russia has denied requests for formal consular access on three occasions.
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