{"id":568046,"date":"2023-03-30T12:21:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T09:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/russia-detains-wall-street-journal-reporter-on-espionage-charges\/"},"modified":"2023-03-30T12:21:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T09:21:55","slug":"russia-detains-wall-street-journal-reporter-on-espionage-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russia-detains-wall-street-journal-reporter-on-espionage-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"#Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter on espionage charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russian authorities said Thursday they had arrested a U.S. journalist with The Wall Street Journal on spying charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Evan Gershkovich was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg on suspicion of “espionage in the interests of the American government,” the Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement, which was reported by state media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The FSB accused Gershkovich of collecting \u201cinformation constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex.\u201d <\/p>\n

It provided no evidence or further details on when Gershkovich was arrested. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n

Gershkovich is a journalist covering Russia, Ukraine and the former Soviet Union. <\/p>\n

He was previously a reporter for Agence France-Presse and the Moscow Times and a news<\/a> assistant at the New York Times, according to his author page <\/a>on The Wall Street Journal\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Gershkovich, 31, speaks Russian. His parents live in the United States but are originally from the former Soviet Union.<\/p>\n

His most recent article<\/a>, which was published earlier this week and co-bylined, featured the headline: “Russia\u2019s Economy Is Starting to Come Undone.”<\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal said in a statement reported by the newspaper that it \u201cis deeply concerned for the safety of Mr. Gershkovich.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Journalist Evan Gershkovich.<\/span>AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gershkovich is the first journalist with an American outlet to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War.<\/p>\n

His arrest comes amid high tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, and as the Kremlin cracks down internally on free speech.<\/p>\n

It also comes following the high-profile prisoner swap involving WNBA star Brittney Griner. <\/p>\n

Griner was released from a Russian penal colony in December in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout\u00a0after she pleaded guilty to having vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage, but said she had no criminal intent. <\/p>\n

There had been hopes that Paul Whelan \u2014 a U.S. corporate security executive jailed in Russia on espionage charges \u2014 might be included in the exchange, but he remains imprisoned.<\/p>\n

In recent years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen the largest crackdown on the free press and political dissent since the Soviet era. <\/p>\n

His full-scale invasion of Ukraine has seen that intensify, with the country adopting strict laws that prohibit criticism of the military and many journalists fleeing the country.<\/p>\n

“Let\u2019s wait to see what the FSB specifically presents, but it app<\/a>ears that they have taken a hostage,” said Tatiana Stanovaya, a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the founder and head of the political analysis firm R.Politik.<\/p>\n

“This undoubtedly brings Russia and the United States’ relationship to a new level of confrontation,” she added.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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