Biden threatens Russia with costs on Evan Gershkovich arrest anniversary

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Barley Risotto and Kimchi: A Culinary Crossroads| SaltWire #food #cookingshorts #kimchiWASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. will impose costs for Russia's"appalling attempts" to use Americans as bargaining chips in a statement to mark the one-year anniversary of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's arrest in Russia.

"We will continue to denounce and impose costs for Russia's appalling attempts to use Americans as bargaining chips," Biden added. The reporter, the Journal and the U.S. government all deny he is a spy. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said Gershkovich had been trying to obtain military secrets.

Top leaders in the U.S. Congress from both parties including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson also issued a joint statement on Friday calling the journalist's arrest baseless and unjust.

 

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