Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tells US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's fate will be determined by the courts.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken it was unacceptable for Washington to politicise the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained and accused of spying in Russia.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Mr Lavrov told Mr Blinken in a phone call on Sunday that Gershkovich's fate would be determined by a court.Mr Blinken however reiterated Russia's assertion, for which it has not publicly stated any evidence, that the journalist was caught "red-handed" last week. "Blinken's attention was drawn to the need to respect the decisions of the Russian authorities, taken in accordance with the law and international obligations of the Russian Federation," the ministry said.
"It was emphasised that it is unacceptable for officials in Washington and the Western media to whip up a stir with the clear intention of giving this case a political colouring." The US State Department said in a statement that Mr Blinken had made the call without mentioning Gershkovich by name.Watch
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