Kremlin reiterates that US reporter ‘violated’ Russian law FMTNews FMTWorld
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said today that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich had “violated Russian law” and been caught “red-handed”, after the US state department officially designated him as having been “wrongfully detained” by Russia.
The US’ determination that he was “wrongfully detained” means that it believes he was targeted primarily because he is an American citizen, and its transfer of the case from the state department to the office of the special envoy for hostage affairs raises the issue’s political profile. “I don’t understand what kind of innovations this new regime is introducing. As for what it means, I don’t know,” Peskov said of the designation. He said Gershkovich had “been caught red-handed and violated the laws of the Russian Federation”, before adding: “This is what he’s suspected of, but of course, the court will make a decision”.
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