The Latest Breaking News from Evan Gershkovich

The Wall Street Journal reporter was imprisoned by Russian authorities for espionage

Washington renews call for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, who is being held by Moscow on spying charges.

The case will be transfer to a special State Department unit that will "develop a strategy to secure" Gershkovich's release.

Russia has not granted U.S. consular officials access to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich since he was detained late last month and is in violation of international law, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday.

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Russia's detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is a "brazen act" and violates the vital freedom of the press, including the safety of journalists, World Bank President David Malpass said on Monday.

Thirty-one children have been brought back to Ukraine after being illegally taken to Russia from territories occupied by Moscow, the Save Ukraine charity said on Saturday. In the eastern city of Kramatorsk, Ukrainians laid flowers at the central train station one year after a Russian missile strike killed scores of…

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