Senate Leaders Demand Russia Release American Journalist Held Hostage at Moscow

The lawmakers say the American Embassy at Moscow has been denied consular access to the Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich.

The Wall Street Journal via AP
Evan Gershkovich in an undated photo. The Wall Street Journal via AP

The pressure is building for Moscow to release a jailed Wall Street Journal reporter who has been formally charged with espionage in Russia and has entered his denial. On Friday, the Senate’s top two leaders demanded that Russia immediately release Evan Gershkovich. The rare bipartisan statement condemned the detention of the Journal reporter and declared that “journalism is not a crime.” 

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