White House Condemns Russia’s Detention Of Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich, Advises U.S. Citizens In Russia To “Depart Immediately”
deadline.comThe White House has issued a statement condemning Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich “in the strongest terms,” and is reiterating State Department warnings that U.S.
citizens residing or traveling in Russia “should depart immediately.” “We are deeply concerned by the troubling reports that Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen, has been detained in Russia,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in the statement.
She went on to say that the White House and State Department officials have spoken the representatives of the Wall Street Journal and has been in contact with Gershkovich’s family. “Furthermore, the State Department has been in direct touch with the Russian government on this matter, including actively working to secure consular access to Mr.
Gershkovich,” reads the statement. The statement – read it in full below – also said the “targeting of American citizens by the Russian government” is “unacceptable.” Jean-Pierre also reiterated the U.S.
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