US leader Joe Bailen reacted for the first time to the arrest of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Hershkovich.
“Let him go,” Biden demanded.
The Lefortovo court in Moscow arrested Evan Gershkovich, a journalist for the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), who was previously detained in Yekaterinburg, on suspicion of espionage.
The Wall Street Journal said it was “deeply concerned” by the journalist’s detention.
Gershkowitz used a journalism visa and accreditation to cover up non-journalistic activities. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. that Biden demanded the release of WSJ reporter Gershkovich
