Russia says US reporter 'violated' law as Biden calls detention 'totally illegal'

  • 📰 STForeignDesk
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 17 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 71%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

US has officially designated Evan Gershkovich as having been “wrongfully detained” by Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich had “violated Russian law” and been caught “red-handed”, one day after the US State Department officially designated him as having been “wrongfully detained” by Russia.widely decried as bogus by the White House, other Western countries, the Wall Street Journal, dozens of media organisations, and human rights groups.

Asked about the US move, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday repeated Russia’s position that Gershkovich broke the law. More than 99 per cent of criminal cases in Russia end in a conviction for the prosecution and the country has long been criticised by rights monitors for a lack of judicial independence.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Ukraine says Russia switching to 'scorched earth' tactics in BakhmutKYIV: The commander of the Ukrainian ground forces said on Monday (Apr 10) that Russian troops had switched to 'scorched earth' tactics in the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut and Still remember all the Western media boasting about how the NATO weaponry can decimate the Russian army easily ? How decrepit is the Russian weapons? Looks NATO's media propaganda smacking their own face.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Kremlin, asked if Russia behind US intelligence leaks, says Moscow is always blamed for everythingMOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday (Apr 10) that there was a general tendency to always blame Russia for everything when asked about accusations that Moscow may have been behind a leak of US intelligence documents about a number of countries including Ukraine. The US national security community is grapplin Isn’t that their default answer to everything? Just blame it on Moscow
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Ukraine says Russia using 'scorched earth' tactics in BakhmutPresident Zelensky also denounced Russian air strikes which coincided with the observance of Orthodox Palm Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »

President Biden says he will run again in 2024: ReportWASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Monday (Apr 10) he plans to run for re-election in 2024 but was not prepared to announce it yet. 'I plan on running ... but we're not prepared to announce it yet,' Biden said in an interview with NBC's Today show before the White House Easter Egg Roll. Run? He should, and bring the US down to its knees. If can't walk properly, how can we expect him to 'run'.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

US President Biden says he will run for re-election in 2024Mr Biden has said he intends to be the Democratic candidate in 2024 but has not made a formal announcement. Read more at straitstimes.com. 😂
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »

Petrol bombs thrown at Northern Irish police on eve of Biden visitLONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland: A number of masked people attacked a police vehicle with petrol bombs and other objects at a parade opposing the Good Friday peace accord in Londonderry, police said on Monday (Apr 10), a day before US President Joe Biden visits Belfast. A Reuters photograph showed four young
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »