Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied at a briefing that Russian President Vladimir Putin had personally coordinated the arrest of American journalist Evan Gershkovich. Information about this was distributed by Bloomberg.
“No, this is not the prerogative of the president, the special services do this, they do their job. I remind you once again that the journalist was caught red-handed, ”Peskov explained.
Maria Zakharova, formerly the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeThat the status of journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was “illegally detained”, according to US authorities, did not affect his granting of consular access.
According to him, the American embassy was immediately informed of the detention of the journalist.
Prior to that, US President Joe Biden in your name The illegal detention of The Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich in Russia.