Moscow — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain jailed in Russia on espionage charges until at least late June, after a Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appeal that sought to end his pretrial detention. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was detained in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent over … Read more
John Herbst, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, said the Biden administration must to more to acknowledge Russia as an adversary on the one-year anniversary of journalist Evan Gershkovich’s detention. Herbst joined NewsNation Friday, where he argued the U.S. should show Russia that it is not gaining an upper hand by holding high-profile Americans in … Read more
Washington — President Biden pledged Friday to “continue working every day” to secure the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russian detention, as the American journalist’s time imprisoned in Russia hit the one-year mark. “We will continue to denounce and impose costs for Russia’s appalling attempts to use Americans as bargaining chips,” Mr. … Read more
It was one year ago on Friday that The Wall Street Journal‘s Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia on espionage charges that the U.S. government has called “fiction.” On Thursday, Gershkovich’s detention was extended by another three months, according to the Journal, as he awaits trial. The Journal said in a statement, “It’s a ruling … Read more
3/24: Sunday Morning – CBS News Watch CBS News Hosted by Jane Pauley. Seth Doane reports on the heartbreaking ordeal of Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist detained in Russia, while Lesley Stahl looks into efforts to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has spent nearly a year in a Moscow prison. Also: Tracy Smith … Read more
On March 29, 2023, Evan Gershkovich was on assignment in Russia when he was arrested by security forces and accused of being a spy, a charge vigorously denied by Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal, and the U.S. government. Look around the Wall Street Journal offices in Manhattan, and you’ll see Gershkovich, the hostage, everywhere – … Read more
“Don’t tell him, he thinks he’s running against Barack Obama, that’s what he said,” said Biden, 81, who also quipped that he was staying up way past his bedtime. From left, Ireland’s prime minister Leo Varadkar, US President Joe Biden and Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the US at the White House in Washington … Read more
Moscow — Russia’s FSB security services said on Tuesday it had arrested a woman with dual U.S.-Russian nationality who was suspected of treason for raising funds for the Ukrainian army. The FSB in the central Urals city of Yekaterinburg said it had “suppressed the illegal activities” of a 33-year-old woman, whom it identified only as dual … Read more
Washington — Russian President Vladimir Putin said “an agreement can be reached” with the U.S. to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained for nearly one year on unsubstantiated espionage charges. Putin was asked by former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson in an interview this week if he would release Gershkovich, who … Read more
Paul Whelan pleads with Biden to secure release Paul Whelan, imprisoned in Russia, issues plea to Biden: “He’s the man that can bring me home” 02:12 Russia has detained and brought drug-related charges that carry a potential 20 year prison sentence against a U.S. citizen identified as Robert Romanov Woodland, a Moscow court said Tuesday. … Read more
