This is the first time in nearly 40 years since the end of the Cold War that an American journalist has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage. Evan Gershkovich, reporter for the prestigious wall street magazinewas arrested by the Russian security services (FSB) and taken into custody on Thursday, March 30. Moscow’s statement, which caused a number of reactions in the international community.
Starting from Washington. This Friday, March 31, Joe Biden publicly asked Russia “let go” journalist. OUR wall street magazine (WSJ) demanded the expulsion of the Russian ambassador and journalists in the United States, believing that his arrest was “another proof that Russia is breaking away from the community of civilized peoples.”
Is his latest article on the Russian economy aimed at?
Evan Gershkovich, 31, based in Moscow, has been covering Russia, Ukraine and the former USSR for the WSJ since 2022. This Russian-American, fluent in Russian, previously worked in the Russian capital for Agence France Presse (AFP) and Moscow TimesEnglish newspaper. “His articles have also appeared in The New York Times, The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Foreign Policy and Politico Europe, among others.”according to his professional site.
Some brothers and sisters The newspaper “New York Timesthe editorial office, where he was deputy, described after his arrest as a strict journalist, but also “caring and generous colleague.” His latest article for the WSJ is dated March 28 and focuses on the collapse of the Russian economy. According to his letter, this item may have been the reason for his arrest. “Mr. Gershkovich’s arrest comes just days after his signature was published under a revealing and widely read dispatch documenting the decline of the Russian economy. The Kremlin does not want this truth to be revealed.” this is how the WSJ editors assess it, formulating the second hypothesis of a diplomatic nature: “The arrest could also be on charges brought last week by the US Department of Justice against Sergei Vladimirovich Cherkasov.”
Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested by the FSB while on a business trip in the Urals, in western Russia, was placed in a pre-trial detention center on March 30, a measure that was in effect until May 29. Russian intelligence agencies accuse him of“espionage for the United States”and in particular to collect information “in the case of the military-industrial complex” Russian, without further details on the nature of this information. According to the Russian news agency TASS, Evan Gershkovich denied all charges against him during a hearing in a Moscow court.
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On social media, his relatives called for a rally of support around his case: “Our dear friend Evan will spend the next two months in a Moscow prison. We would like him to know how much he is supported. If you want to write him a letter, send it to the address below and we will translate it into Russian in accordance with the requirements of the Russian legislation [email protected]”.
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