'The wilderness of mirrors': 70 years since the first James Bond book, spy stories are still blurring fact and fiction The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. The Conversation · Apr 12, 2023
Ukraine War, Already with up to 354,000 Casualties, Likely to Drag, US Documents As many as 354,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the Ukraine war which is grinding towards a protracted conflict that may last well beyond 2023, according to a trove of purported US intelligence documents posted online. If authentic, the documents, which look like secret US… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2023
The 'friendly' suspected Russian spy pictured at Edinburgh shopping centre Maria Mayer and her husband have been arrested under espionage charges in Slovenia. Mayer has visited Edinburgh on two separate occasions to host art exhibitions at Ocean Terminal. Edinburgh Live · Apr 12, 2023
Texan leading TikTok ban in Congress urges state lawmakers to rein in their own social media legislation U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul has warned members of the Texas Legislature to keep their China-countering legislation focused on espionage and not to target Chinese immigrants. The Texas Tribune · Apr 11, 2023
Biden calls family of reporter detained as spy in Russia President Joe Biden has spoken to the parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the Moscow-based journalist detained in Russia and charged with espionage The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Evan Gershkovich: Wall Street Journal reporter latest in long line of journalists punished for doing their job For the first time since the cold war, Moscow has accused a US journalist of espionage. Evan Gershkovich, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal, was arrested in Yekaterinburg on March 29 by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). The reporter, a Russia specialist, insists he was there to report on… The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023
Massive Leak of Ukraine Intelligence Documents Angers U.S. Allies Plus: Evan Gershkovich charged with espionage in Russia, the DOJ appeals a Texas judge's abortion ruling, and more... Reason · Apr 11, 2023
Kremlin claims reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘violated Russian law’ as US says he has been wrongly detained Wall Street Journal reporter was detained on charges of espionage, which are widely considered to be politically motivated Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2023
Russia plans electronic draft papers to mobilise new army conscripts Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously to introduce electronic mobilisation papers to make it harder for Russian men to avoid the draft. More than 300,000 are believed to have been called up since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year. The UN, meanwhile, says the confirmed civilian… France 24 · Apr 11, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: Hungary signs new energy deals with Russia; UN tally of Ukraine civilian deaths approaches 8,500 – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2023
U.S. finds Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia is being wrongfully detained A dedicated State Department agency will now take the lead in securing the release of the reporter, who was arrested March 29 on espionage charges. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023
US declares journalist Evan Gershkovich wrongfully detained by Moscow The Wall Street Journal reporter was imprisoned by Russian authorities for espionage The Guardian - US · Apr 10, 2023
State Department formally accuses Russia of wrongfully detaining jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich Longtime Moscow embed was arrested on 29 March and accused of espionage The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
U.S. designates Wall Street Journal reporter as 'wrongfully detained' by Russia The United States on Monday determined that Russia has "wrongfully detained" American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, effectively saying that espionage charges are bogus and that the case is political. Reuters · Apr 10, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 US finds WSJ reporter in Russia is wrongfully detained The Biden administration has formally determined that a Wall Street Journal arrested in Russia on espionage charges has been “wrongfully detained.”
The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 409 of the invasion US Justice Department launches probe into possible leak of classified military papers; WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich charged with espionage in Russia but denies accusation
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 WSJ reporter arrested in Russia formally charged with espionage The White House has listed the reporter as “wrongfully detained”
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 Report: Russia formally charges Wall Street Journal reporter Russian state news agency Tass says jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been charged with espionage in Russia and has entered his official denial
Al Jazeera · Apr 7, 2023 Russia charges WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich with spying: Reports Russian media say the journalist denied the espionage charge and said he was engaged in journalistic activities.
Bangkok Post · Apr 7, 2023 Russia charges US reporter with espionage MOSCOW: Russian investigators have charged Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage, the Interfax news agency reported, citing an unidentified source.
Reuters · Apr 7, 2023 Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich with espionage Russian Federal Security Service investigators have formally charged Evan Gershkovich with espionage but the Wall Street Journal reporter denied the charges and said he was working as a journalist, domestic news agencies said on Friday.
Wales Online · Apr 7, 2023 Who is Rise and Fall's Eddy - spy life, famous family and celebrity TV past Eddy has been appearing on TV shows for the last 20 years with his family, and joined an army regiment dedicated to espionage
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023 Evan Gershkovich fell in love with Russia. He now faces 20 years in prison for espionage Diplomatic efforts to free the detained Wall Street Journal reporter are intensifying, Bevan Hurley reports
The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023 Reporting is not espionage – but history shows that journalists doing the former get accused of the latter The detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia on espionage charges marks an unusual throwback to the old Soviet tactics for handling foreign correspondents.
Reuters · Apr 4, 2023 U.S. journalist jailed by Russia meets lawyers for first time, in good health - editor Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested and charged with espionage in Russia last week, met his lawyers for the first time on Tuesday, editor-in-chief Emma Tucker said in a message to staff.