According to Russian media, the FSB secret service in Yekaterinburg has arrested a correspondent of the renowned American newspaper Wall Street Journal. Evan Gershkovich, born in 1991, is accused of “espionage in the interest of the US government”. He now faces a criminal case.
The reporter collected information on behalf of the US about the military-industrial complex in Russia, which is a state secret. The Wall Street Journal has not yet reported on it.
Journalist worked on report about group Wagner
“The foreigner was arrested in Yekaterinburg while trying to obtain classified information,” the FSB said. Media had previously reported that the reporter had disappeared. He had therefore tried to write a report on the attitude of the population towards the recruitment efforts of Wagner’s private army.
Russian opposition speaks of “hostage”
Americans are repeatedly suspected of espionage in Russia. This is probably the first case of a journalist officially accredited to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the aftermath of the war in Ukraine, Russia has recently tightened its stance against Western journalists. The Russian opposition spoke of a “hostage situation”.
“Putin is ready to use any method to put pressure on the West,” the team of imprisoned Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny said. The head of the Kremlin had in the past time and again released Russian criminals imprisoned in the United States through exchanges with Americans convicted in Moscow.
Source: Krone
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