Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov asked a question to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the US attitude towards Evan Gershkovich, the American journalist of the WSJ newspaper, who was detained in Russia. He reported that DEA News.
“You have to ask this to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” he said.
In a phone call with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said “It is unacceptable for Washington to stir things up” regarding the arrest of The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia. This was reported on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
in Lavrov declarationThe US Embassy was informed in time that Gershkovich was detained.
The Wall Street Journal has demanded the release of its reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on suspicion of espionage in Russia.
The publication states that he viewed Gershkovich’s arrest as a “brutal insult” in his address. It is also noted that Gershkovich “loves” Russia very much.
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.