US President Joe Biden’s administration is not pushing US media to get their reporters out of Russia in light of Evan Gershkovich’s arrest. This was stated by the coordinator of strategic communications at the National Security Council, John Kirby.
“I will not try to call on other publications to withdraw their journalists from Moscow. We understand that you all have important work to do. By doing this work, you are all set and have to take risks. We respect that,” a White House official said.
Recall that on March 30 it became known that the FSB in Yekaterinburg arrested the American journalist Evan Gershkovich. The WSJ correspondent was suspected of having collected secret state documents on a Russian defense industry company.
Later, the Lefortovo court in Moscow arrested Gershkovich. The court chose a measure of restraint for the American journalist in the form of detention until May 29, 2023. The Gershkovich case is marked “top secret”. The WSJ correspondent does not acknowledge the spying allegations. On this charge (Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), he faces up to 20 years in prison.The White House message does not call on US media to call back Russian reporters who
