Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been charged with espionage in Russia and has entered his official denial, Russian state news agency Tass reports.
American journalist Evan Gershkovich, a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, has been detained in Russia on charges of spying for the U.S. government. His employer and fellow journalists are appalled by the charges, and U.S. officials say they are deeply concerned.
Russian authorities arrested Gershkovich, 31, in Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city, on March 29. He is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained for alleged spying. On the phone today, @POTUS Biden and I spoke about his trip here last month and the work we’ll continue to do together, from securing our borders to building clean economies. We also spoke about Ukraine, and we call on Russia to release @EvanGershkovich immediately.On Thursday, the U.S ambassador to Russia and a top Russian official met to discuss the case.
The statement repeated earlier Russian claims that the reporter "was caught red-handed while trying to obtain secret information, using his journalistic status as a cover for illegal actions."
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