American 'Wall Street Journal' reporter Evan Gershkovich faces an espionage charge in Russia, which the White House has called 'ridiculous'
United States President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada called on Wednesday, April 5 for the immediate release of aRussia’s Federal Security Service said reporter Evan Gershkovich, a US citizen, wasWall Street Journal
denied Gershkovich was spying. The White House has called the espionage charge, which carries a prison term of up to 20 years, “ridiculous.” “The Prime Minister and the President spoke about Russia’s illegal detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and called for his immediate release,” Trudeau’s office said in a statement following a telephone call between the leaders.In their telephone call, Trudeau and Biden also spoke about migration and implementation of a Safe Third Country Agreement, Trudeau’s office said.
The leaders were also looking forward to the first meeting of the Energy Transformation Task Force, which focuses on clean power and supply chains, the prime minister’s office said.
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