Russia’s Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said the United States threatened to take action against Russia if Moscow did not release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. He talked about it on the air. “Channel One”.
He stressed that his meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland about Gershkovich was very harsh and “unpleasant”.
According to him, there was no practical exhaust.
“The Americans threatened us with retaliatory measures if we did not release Gershkovich in the near future,” the diplomat said.
Formerly Time magazine open American WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and American basketball player Brittney Griner, who were arrested on charges of espionage in the Russian Federation, entered the list of this year’s 100 most influential people.
It is also stated that billionaire and Space X founder Elon Musk is also on the list.
Gershkovich was detained in Yekaterinburg on March 30. The FSB of the Russian Federation reported that he was suspected of spying for the US government. The Foreign Ministry said the journalist was held illegally in Russia.