Russia detained a U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich for alleged espionage, triggering a new confrontation between Moscow and Washington.
The 31-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in the Urals by Federal Security Service agents and brought to Moscow where a district court ordered him to be held at the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center until at least May 29 during a hearing on Thursday. The case was classified as “top secret.”
The newspaper denied the allegations and asked for the immediate release of “our trusted and dedicated reporter.” Gershkovich also denied the allegations, state-run Tass news service reported, citing law enforcement.
