Wall Street Journal Reporter Arrested In Russia On Spying Charges

 

Politico: Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter over spying allegations  

Evan Gershkovich, a US citizen, could face up to 20 years in prison. 

Russian security services detained Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal correspondent, in Yekaterinburg on Thursday on suspicion of spying for the U.S., according to state media reports. 

Gershkovich, who is a U.S. citizen, is “suspected of espionage in the interests of the American government” and accused of “trying to obtain secret information,” Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement, according to state news agency TASS. 

In Russia, the charge of espionage is punishable by 20 years in prison.  

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WNU Editor: This appears to be the reason why he was arrested .... Wall Street Journal reporter, 31, is frog-marched into Russian court but his lawyer is BANNED - following arrest for 'spying' while writing about feared Wagner group (Daily Mail). 

I personally like the reporting that Evan Gershkovich has been doing for WSJ. He is in Russia, and for the past few months his reporting on how the war is impacting regular Russians has been a go to place for me. I know his reporting on the Wagner group has had an impact. Even Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had to recently acknowledge this .... Wagner chief admits Bakhmut battle has 'battered' his army (CNN). 

On a personal note. Before the war I knew a lot of independent journalists and independent news organizations in Russia. I was a regular weekly guest for one Moscow radio station commenting on Canadian - U.S. politics. But the war has changed everything. Russia is in a state of war right now, and there are restrictions on what can be covered when it comes to the war and the industrial base that supports it. 

But even with these restrictions, Russian social media has been very active, and they are very critical of Russia's war effort. It should also be noted that while Russian news media is censored, Russians still have access to outside news media organizations via the internet.

Wall Street Journal Reporter Arrested In Russia On Spying Charges  

Moscow Court arrests WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich over espionage case -- TASS  

Kremlin comments on WSJ correspondent arrest -- RT  

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge -- AP  

Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter for 'spying' -- DW  

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on espionage charges -- The Independent 

Russia arrests US journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charge -- BBC  

Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on spying charges -- CNN  

Wall Street Journal defends reporter after he's arrested by Russia on suspicion of espionage -- FOX News