Russia detains American journalist in ‘dark turn’ for ties

White House blasts Russia for detention of American journalist

NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby calls Russia's accusations of espionage against American WSJ journalist "absolutely ludicrous"

White House condemns Russia’s arrest of an American journalist

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Russia responds to EU over criticism on arrest of US journalist

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman urges bloc's top diplomat to stand up for WikiLeaks founder - Anadolu Agency

The arrest of an American journalist in Russia is awful. For me, it’s also painfully personal

‘Evan,’ I said out loud in my hotel room. In that moment, this news story moved out of the realm of professional dismay and into the intensely personal

American Detained in Russia a ‘Brave, Committed’ Journalist

Working as a journalist in Moscow seemed a natural fit for Evan Gershkovich, the son of immigrants from the Soviet Union who grew up speaking Russian at home in Princeton, N.J.

Russia detains American journalist in ‘dark turn’ for ties

The arrest marks the first time Russia has charged a U.S. journalist with spying since the collapse of the Soviet Union and it signals a major escalation in tensions.