Wall Street Journal reporter detained, accused of espionage – FSB ...News

Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia for allegedly trying to obtain state secrets, the security service said A correspondent working for the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in Russia has been detained in the city of Ekaterinburg in the Urals, the FSB security service announced on Thursday. Evan Gershkovich, who covers news from Russia, Ukraine and other parts of the former USSR for the American newspaper, was accused of trying to collect intelligence at a defense factory in violation of Russia’s laws on state secrets, the statement said. The journalist is now faces between 10 and 20 years in prison on espionage charg

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