Gershkovich, 31, is the highest profile American arrested by Russia since basketball star Brittney Griner, who was caught arriving in Moscow with cannabis oil a week before the Ukraine invasion and freed in a prisoner swap 10 months later.Īnalysts said Russia could be motivated by a desire for another swap or view the journalist as leverage in any negotiations involving Washington. The Biden administration strongly urged Americans to avoid travel to Russia and to leave if they were already there. It is believed to be the first criminal case for espionage against a foreign journalist in post-Soviet Russia, a crime punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment. is Ukraine's biggest military backer as Kyiv battles a Russian invasion and has imposed sanctions on Moscow to try to persuade it to end its invasion of Ukraine. The case will worsen already dire relations between Moscow and Washington, both nuclear powers. Journalist advocacy groups demanded Gershkovich's release. President Joe Biden's administration said it was deeply concerned and that officials had been in touch with Gershkovich's employer and family. The Kremlin said he had been "caught red-handed" but presented no documentary or video evidence.
national Evan Gershkovich on suspicion of espionage. Russia's FSB security service said on Thursday it had opened a criminal case against U.S. journalist for the Wall Street Journal should be detained for nearly two months on suspicion of spying, the most serious move against a foreign journalist since Russia invaded Ukraine and one quickly condemned by Washington. LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Moscow court ruled that a U.S. By Andrew Osborn, Felix Light and Patricia Zengerle
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