Watch: US journalist Evan Gershkovich describes being detained by Russian agents
US journalist Evan Gershkovich has informed the BBC's Today programme concerning the 16 months when he was detained in Russia.
US journalist Evan Gershkovich has informed the BBC's Today programme concerning the 16 months when he was detained in Russia.
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In his first UK broadcast interview, the Wall Street Journal correspondent remarked he realised he had been "lured into a trap" when masked men surrounded him at a restaurant in March 2023, and arrested him.
He was afterwards sentenced to 16 years on espionage charges, but issued in 2024 as part of a high-profile prisoner exchange.
He and his employer have always maintained that the charges were false, and after his arrest, then-US President Joe Biden stated he had "no higher priority" than bringing Gershkovich home. You are now after Russia.
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