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Trump claims, if elected, Putin will release jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘for me’

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed he could get Russian President Vladimir Putin to free imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich if elected, drawing a rebuke from President Joe Biden‘s campaign. Gershkovich “will be released almost immediately after the Election, but definitely before I assume Office,” Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, wrote […]

Moscow court rejects US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s appeal

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain jailed on espionage charges until at least late June, after a Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appeal that sought to end his pre-trial detention. The 32-year-old US citizen was detained in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent more than a year […]

U.S. marks one year since WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia

One year after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia and charged with espionage, journalists, news organizations and U.S. officials are marking the grim milestone by putting a spotlight on his detention and calling for his release. “Today we mark a painful anniversary: one year of American journalist Evan Gershkovich’s wrongful detention […]