Biden officials condemn 'in strongest possible terms' Russian detention of US journalist
Evan Gershkovich from The Wall Street Journal was detained in Ekaterinburg, Russia said Thursday. Russia's detention of an American journalist is sparking sharp condemnation from the Biden administration and Capitol Hill. Evan Gershkovich from The Wall Street Journal was detained in Ekaterinburg, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday. The intelligence agency has accused Gershkovich of spying and collecting "state secrets." The Kremlin took a sharper tone, saying Gershkovich was caught "red-handed." Gershkovich has pleaded not guilty. The American faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. His case is marked "top secret." MORE: Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge "In the strongest possible terms , we condemn the Kremlin's continued attempts to intimidate, repress, and punish journalist s and civil society voices," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a sta...