Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that he had “no doubt” a Wall Street Journal reporter was wrongfully detained by Russia, but that the process to reach an official determination on his detention was pending.
BRUSSELS — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that he had “no doubt” a Wall Street Journal reporter who was arrested by Russian security services last week during a reporting trip and accused of espionage was wrongfully detained, but that the process to reach an official determination on his detention was pending.
• ‘Lefortovo is the most isolated place to be’: Inside the infamous Russian prison holding Evan Gershkovich It can often take months for a determination to be made and that is hardly ever done before the embassy gets consular access to the detained individual, with few exceptions. The decision to designate someone as wrongfully detained ultimately rests with the secretary of state.
She also declined to say whether President Joe Biden planned to speak to or meet with Gershkovich’s family. The “wrongfully detained” designation will start U.S. government agencies developing a strategy to secure Gershkovich’s release and will unlock U.S. government resources to work on the case. It broadens the State Department’s authority to exert pressure on the host country, monitor intelligence, build diplomatic coalitions, exert media pressure and fight for regular consular access.
Last week, Gershkovich appeared in court in Moscow with a state-appointed defense attorney and was ordered held until May 29.
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Blinken says WSJ reporter 'wrongfully detained' by RussiaU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has “no doubt” that Russia has wrongfully detained an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested last week on spying allegations.
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Blinken says WSJ reporter 'wrongfully detained' by RussiaU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has “no doubt” that Russia has wrongfully detained an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested last week on spying allegations. But he says he has not yet made a formal determination of the designation for Evan Gershkovich. That would elevate the priority of his case within the U.S. government. Blinken also repeated his call for Russia to immediately release Gershkovich. He made the comments on Wednesday at NATO headquarters following two days of talks among the alliance's foreign ministers. Russia accuses Gershkovich of espionage, a claim Americans deny.
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Blinken says WSJ reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ by RussiaWhen the U.S. government formally designates an American as wrongfully detained, it shifts supervision of the person’s case to a specialized State Department section — the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs — that is focused on negotiating for the release of captives.
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Blinken says WSJ reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ by RussiaWhen the U.S. government formally designates an American as wrongfully detained, it shifts supervision of the person’s case to a specialized State Department section — the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs — that is focused on negotiating for the release of captives.
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