US leader Joe Biden is aware of the situation with the arrest of the WSJ journalist. This was stated by White House spokesman John Kirby, stating that the detention of Evan Gershkovich is unacceptable.
“The president was briefed this morning on the news regarding Evan Gershkovich and his arrest in Russia,” Kirby said.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called on Americans to leave Russia after the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
The Lefortovo court in Moscow has arrested Evan Gershkovich, a journalist for the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), who was previously detained in Yekaterinburg, on suspicion of espionage. Biden aware of the WSJ reporter’s arrest situation
