Trump remains silent on Gershkovich

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Former US President Donald Trump has not made any public statement regarding Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in the Russian Federation for a year. This was reported by washington post (WP).

The publication notes that the Trump campaign did not respond to requests for comment on the situation.

“Trump has consistently gone out of his way to avoid criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin and regularly demonizes journalists with terms like “enemies and criminals,” the release said.

The author of the publication, Isaac Arnsdorf, emphasized that the former US President’s silence stood out among the bipartisan condemnation of the detention and called for Gershkovich’s release.

Oppression Wall StreetJournal He also asked Trump the following question: “Why the silence, sir?”

The previous day, US President Joe Biden statedRussia will face retribution for the arrest of journalist Evan Gershkovich.

Gershkovich was detained by security forces in Yekaterinburg on March 30, 2023. The man was accused of violating Art. 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (espionage), the maximum penalty is imprisonment for up to 20 years. According to the FSB’s version, the reporter was collecting information about one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex that constituted a state secret. Gershkovich’s detention was recently extended until June 30, 2024.

Previously Biden promise Continue fighting for the exchange of Americans detained in Russia.

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