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Kremlin Denies Putin Interview Request From Freed Reporter Evan Gershkovich

September 9, 2024 admin

Evan Gershkovich was one of 16 people freed by Russia (File) Moscow, Russia: The Kremlin said Monday that it would not grant an interview with President Vladimir Putin to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was released by Russia this summer in a prisoner swap. Gershkovich made a hand-written request to interview Putin while…

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Who Has Been Freed In Russia-West Prisoner Deal?

August 1, 2024 admin

Russia has freed 16 people – US and German citizens, journalists and domestic dissidents (File) Moscow, Russia: Russia and the West have released a total of 24 prisoners in the biggest exchange since the end of the Cold War, officials said on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of who has been released: Freed by Russia Russia…

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Russia To Free Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West: Report

August 1, 2024 admin

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, 32, was detained in March 2023 (File) Washington, United States: US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday. CNN and other…

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Russia Jails US-Russian Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva For Over 6 Years

July 22, 2024 admin

Alsu Kurmasheva was arrested last year while travelling to Russia for a family emergency. (File) A Russian court has sentenced US-Russian journalist Alsu Alsu Kurmasheva to more than six years in prison for violating military censorship laws, a court spokesperson said Monday, a ruling her employer slammed as a “mockery of justice”. Alsu Kurmasheva, 47,…

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Russia convicts US journalist of spying in a trial widely seen as politically motivated

July 20, 2024 admin

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted on July 19 of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and the U.S. government have rejected as fabricated. The swift conclusion of the secretive trial in Russia’s highly politicized legal system could potentially clear the way for a…

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Russian Minister blames U.S. media for hindering prisoner swap talks on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich

July 18, 2024 admin

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is on trial on spying charges, smiles inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blamed American journalists on July 18 for delaying talks between his U.S. counterparts about a possible prisoner exchange involving imprisoned…

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Who is Evan Gershkovich and why is he on trial in Russia?

June 26, 2024 admin

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is on trial on spying charges in Russia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich went on trial in Russia on June 26 on spying charges, which he denies. Here is a short guide to his case. Who is Evan Gershkovich? Mr. Gershkovich is a 32-year-old American…

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Russia to hold espionage trial of U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich behind closed doors

June 17, 2024 admin

Evan Gershkovich. File | Photo Credit: AFP Russia will hold the espionage trial of detained U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, who denies charges of collecting secrets for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), behind closed doors later this month, a court in city of Yekaterinburg said on June 17. Evan Gershkovich was detained by the Federal Security…

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A year after arrest in Russia, U.S. reporter still awaits trial

March 30, 2024 admin

A picture taken on July 24, 2021 shows journalist Evan Gershkovich. | Photo Credit: AFP Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who has spent a year behind bars in Russia, is awaiting a trial on espionage charges the White House says are fabricated but could still see him jailed for decades. His arrest in March 2023…

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Biden Says “Working Every Day” For US Journalist’s Release From Russia

March 29, 2024 admin

Evan Gershkovich became the first US journalist to be arrested on spying charges in Russia Washington: President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. will impose costs for Russia’s “appalling attempts” to use Americans as bargaining chips in a statement to mark the one-year anniversary of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest in Russia….

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