Russia’s ambassador to the United States reported that Washington had issued warnings of Retaliation after arrest of Ivan Gershkovich, journalist for The Wall Street Journal, on espionage claims, an indication that it might be wise to reassess the number of American journalists in Russia.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on On March 30, she had arrested Gershkovitch in Urals city of Yekaterinburg was opened espionage issue against for him for Collect what he said was the state secrets about the military Industrial complex.
Gershkovich first The arrest of an American journalist in Russia on espionage Fees since the end of Cold War, the newspaper denied involvement in espionage.
The United States urged Russia to release Gershkovitch and dismissed the Russian allegations of espionage silly. US President Joe Biden called for Gershkovitch’s release.
Americans threatened us with Retaliation if we don’t release Gershkovitch in The near future, Russian ambassador Anatoly Antonov told Channel One of Russian state television, “We’ll see how They will act.”
Antonov said he had a “very rough” conversation. with Undersecretary of the US Department of State of Victoria Nuland State, who Russia accused of unlawfully detaining Gershkovitch. Antonoff said Nuland repeatedly interrupted him in Backfire way.
The Russian ambassador said it was time reduce the number of Working American Journalists in Russia.
Americans have it too good A word – reciprocity, which they always insist on, Antonov told the Bolshaya Igra show.
“Maybe it’s time for us to show reciprocity and reduce the number of American journalists who work in Moscow and in Russia as a whole for a number (of Russian journalists) who work in Antonov said.
The Kremlin said Gershkovich was pregnant out espionage “under the cover” of the press. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov informed the United States that Gershkovitch was caught in the act while trying to obtain a secrets.
United State on He specified on Monday that Russia had “wrongly detained” Gershkovitch, effectively saying so espionage The charges are fake and the issue is political.
Many American correspondents left Russia after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine last year – And more Owns left since detention of Gershkovich.
The United States has repeatedly asked its citizens to leave Russia because of the war in Ukraine and risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies.
