Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter over spying allegations
Evan Gershkovich
Independent.ie Newsdesk
Russia’s top security agency arrested an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent was put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War. The newspaper denied the allegations against Evan Gershkovich.
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