Newspaper The Wall Street Gazette He demanded the release of his reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on suspicion of espionage in Russia.
“The Wall Street Journal is demanding the immediate release of our colleague Evan Gershkovich, a well-known journalist who was arrested while covering events in Russia. Thanks to the fearless work of reporters like Evan, we know what’s going on in the world.
The publication states that he viewed Gershkovich’s arrest as a “brutal insult” in his address.
On the eve of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation reported that Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinburg on suspicion of espionage in the interests of the American authorities.
Former Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova statedThe US response to the arrest of The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Hershkowitz was self-explanatory.