Russia’s security service said it detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg on suspicion of spying.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) said Gershkovich, a US national, “is suspected of espionage in the interests of the American government,” a crime that carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, according to a statement published on Thursday.
“He was collecting information constituting a state secret about one of the…
Read the full article here