The United States and more than 40 other countries said in a joint statement on Monday that they were deeply concerned over Russia’s detainment of a Wall Street Journal reporter and protested Moscow’s “efforts to limit and intimidate the media.” | Reuters
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, reads a statement that expresses deep concern over Russia’s detainment of a Wall Street Journal reporter and protested Moscow’s “efforts to limit and intimidate the media”, Thomas-Greenfield was joined by representatives from some of the more than 40 other countries that agreed to the statement, at the United Nations in New York, U.S. April 17, 2023.
UNITED STATES — The United States and more than 40 other countries said in a joint statement on Monday that they were deeply concerned over Russia’s detainment of a Wall Street Journal reporter and protested Moscow’s “efforts to limit and intimidate the media.” They also said in the statement, read to reporters at the United Nations by U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “We urge Russian Federation authorities to release those they hold on political grounds, and to end the draconian crackdown on freedom of expression, including against members of the media.”Evan Gershkovich, who was hired by the Wall Street Journal shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine last year, was arrested last month in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg.
When asked about the joint statement on Monday, Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said: “Only the court can decide if he’s guilty or not.”
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