US Journalist Evan Gershkovich's Arrest in Russia Sparks Outrage and Demands for Release

The US government is pressing Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on espionage charges. The Journal and US government have denied the allegations and demanded his release. Efforts to win his release have stretched "all the way up to the Oval Office." Meanwhile, Finland will become the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated that eventually "Ukraine will become a member of the alliance." Russian antiterrorism officials blamed Ukraine and supporters of jailed Putin rival Alexei Navalny for the explosion at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a prominent pro-Kremlin war blogger.