The arrest of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich has prompted an outcry from media outlets and rights groups, as well as US government officials.
The charges against Evan Gershkovich are the first of their kind in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Moscow has formally charged US journalist Evan Gershkovich with espionage, Russian news agencies reported Friday, accusations rejected both by the reporter and his employer. The Wall Street Journal, one of the leading US newspapers, said it heard of the charges through the media reports and rejected them.
Washington has long accused Moscow of arbitrarily arresting Americans in order to secure the release of detained Russians. "We strongly condemn the wrongful detention of US citizen and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and demand the immediate release of this internationally known and respected independent journalist," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican leader Mitch McConnell said.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is escorted by officers from the Lefortovsky court in Moscow on 30 March 2023.The State Department has not yet formally determined that Gershkovich is "wrongfully detained," a designation that would open up a more robust US response including efforts by the US envoy on hostage affairs.
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