Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reacted to White House National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby’s statement that American journalists did not feel safe in Russia because they could face jail time. The diplomat published his comment as follows: telegraph channel.
“John, even American presidents don’t feel safe in the US because they could face jail time,” Zakharova wrote.
John Kirby, formerly White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator He insisted All Americans, including journalists, will leave Russia, regardless of the purpose of their trip.
Prior to that, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke With the same call on the backdrop of the arrest of The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.