Russia Arrests Wall Street Journal Reporter for ‘Espionage’
Russia announced on Wednesday that 31-year-old American journalist Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), was arrested in Ekaterinburg and charged with espionage. The WSJ “vehemently” denied the allegations and demanded the “immediate release” of Gershkovich. Russia’s FSB security service, successor to the notorious KGB, said it obtained authorization to arrest Gershkovich […]