Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, accuses him of 'spying' for U.S. government

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, accuses him of"spying" for U.S. government— A U.S. journalist working for The Wall Street Journal has been arrested in Russia on charges of spying for Washington, Russia's FSB security services said Thursday. The announcement marks a serious escalation in Kremlin'sthat gained momentum following Russia's military operation in Ukraine last year.

The FSB security services said they had"halted the illegal activities of U.S. citizen Evan Geshkovich," saying The Wall Street Journal reporter was"suspected of spying in the interests of the American government." Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, is seen in an undated photo from his LinkedIn profile. Their statement confirmed that Geshkovich, 31, was working with press accreditation issued by the Russian foreign ministry. But the statement said he had been detained for gathering information"on an enterprise of the Russian military-industrial complex."

"The foreigner was detained in Yekaterinburg while attempting to obtain classified information," the FSB said, referring to a city in central Russia more than 1,000 miles east of Moscow. The Wall Street Journal said it was"deeply concerned for the safety" of its reporter, adding in a later statement that it"vehemently denies the allegations from the FSB and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter, Evan Gershkovich. We stand in solidarity with Evan and his family."on the Wagner Group, a company whose founder has links with Vladimir Putin and whose private army of mercenaries has played a key role in the war in Ukraine.

I guess he won't be negotiated for in a swap deal.

Why is it that we in the west just think the world will play by our rules. There is no freedom of the press in these countries. It's ignorant to think you can report in a country like this and not expect to be detained for espionage. Journalism by nature is a form of espionage.

Something tells me the Russians might not be acting in good faith here

A bargaining chip 🍟 same old

Have we seen this movie before?

Russia collecting hostages as bargaining chips - common by Russia and China

Shocker the WSJ wasn’t arrested along with Fox News for being an agent of Russia

I'll take 'things you can see coming from a mile away' for $1000 Alex.

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