Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department of State, said that Washington does not intend to take any action in the context of the arrest of The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Geshkovich. He answered the question of whether the US authorities could take action against the Russian media. TASS.
Patel stated that, broadly speaking, freedom of the press and freedom of expression are seen as important in the United States.
“Overall, we’re focused on understanding the situation as well as possible and, most importantly, not taking any action that isn’t related to gaining consular access,” said the vice president of the US State Department’s press service.
Previously, the Moscow Lefortovo Court arrested WSJ reporter previously detained in Yekaterinburg on suspicion of espionage. It was announced that the criminal case was marked as “top secret” and that the journalist did not admit his guilt.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre declaration During a briefing that the United States had no reason to trust the espionage charges brought against Gershkovich in Russia. He called the allegations of espionage against an American journalist “incredibly ridiculous”.