Wall Street Journal Reporter Detained in Russia on Espionage Charges
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Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, has been arrested on espionage charges in Russia. He is the first American news outlet reporter to be arrested on such charges since the Cold War. The Federal Security Service (FSB) alleges that Gershkovich was trying to obtain classified information about the activities of a Russian military industrial complex. He could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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