Growing up in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and ’70s, Mikhail Gershkovich and Ella Milman learned to be careful. Children knew not to repeat what their parents said in their kitchens. Mikhail recalls his father, who grew up under Stalin, offering a piece of advice: If you’re going to tell a political joke, “make … Read more
Speaking to Tucker Carlson, Russian president Vladimir Putin essentially blamed America for the continued imprisonment of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. “I do not rule out that the person you refer to, Gershkovich, may return to his motherland,” said Putin at the end of the two-hour video, which was released on Thursday. “But at … Read more
Wall Avenue Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed a Moscow court docket’s choice to increase his pretrial detention in Russia till the tip of November ByThe Related Press August 26, 2023, 11:33 AM FILE – Wall Avenue Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom on the Moscow Metropolis Court docket, … Read more
Russian and U.S. officers have mentioned a possible prisoner swap that would embrace detained Wall Avenue Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated, although they “don’t need them to be mentioned in public.” Peskov informed reporters on a name Tuesday that talks “should be carried out and proceed in full silence.” Russian officers … Read more
RIGA, Latvia — A Moscow court docket on Thursday rejected an enchantment by jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich towards Russia’s continued detention of him within the high-security Lefortovo jail, that means he’ll stay imprisoned on spying fees that the USA authorities and his employer, the Wall Road Journal, say have been fabricated. Russian safety brokers … Read more
For many years, Lefortovo jail has been a logo of oppression and management in Russia, particularly for individuals who dare to problem energy. It’s inside these partitions that American journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested in March, stays detained, awaiting trial on espionage costs — which he, the White Home and Gershkovich’s employer, the Wall Avenue Journal, … Read more