UPDATED: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was formally charged with espionage Friday after the Moscow-based journalist was detained last week.
The Russian news agency TASS said Gershkovich “denied his guilt” in court today. The Journal wrote that it vehemently denies the charges against him.
Gershkovich was detained March 29 during a reporting trip to the city of Yekaterinburg. He was arrested the next day after appearing in court.
Gershkovich was accredited by the Russian Foreign Ministry to work as a journalist in the country, the WSJ said. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today joined the White House and the U.S.
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