Evan Gershkovich: Why was US journalist arrested by Russian authorities?

The White House and the Wall Street Journal have strenuously denied Russian allegations that he was a spy.

Today, a court in Moscow said it would hear an appeal to determine where the journalist will be held and whether to grant him bail.

But the case may have less to do with the law and more with geopolitics.
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[mgaxbd]

The jailing of Julian Assange has set an awful precedent that authoritarian regimes can use.

[grantchallinor]

Great research by Channel 4 News: Lefortovskiy Prison isn't in "the outskirts" of Moscow, it's located only about 3km east of the centre of Russia's capital - no distance at all from the middle of the city.

[dssnwyq]

Channel 4 should be supporting freedom for Julian Assange in London prison for 4 years .. for reporting war crimes.

[RankinMsP]

The picture of the journalist next to Sunak gave me fleeting hope Sunak would be next.
We live in hope

[Techne]

What is Assange doing in Belmarsh again?

[RamonAdnarez]

why was spanish jouralist's Pablo Gonzalez arrested by polish authorities?

[nyashazvarayi]

Is this journalism what kind of report is this ?

[denimjez]

Let's see how weak our administration is on this one. The last prisoner swap was one of the worse trades imaginable.

[lg]

There are other US journalists working freely in Russia without being detained.

[Keralaforum]

"Why was US journalist arrested by Russian authorities?"
Big question? Did he go there to buy tomato or Vodka?

[RamonAdnarez]

This media should support the freedom of the Spanish journalist Pablo Gonzalez in preventive jail since since TWO YEARS in Poland, without trial, withoue any evidence against him. #FreePablo

[robbienl]

Hope that tucker's interview can be of some positive outcome for him.

[InnaVitamina]

All these questions of "why" clearly do not understand the history of Soviet and Russian politic affairs and level of control.



During soviet times, after the war and even up until fall of communism people would disappear and get charged for whatever charges they needed on you and being seing to Siberia on a 5- 10 year stint was common ...


Being called a Spy /враг народа" is the oldest trick in the book because its hard to disprove and buys nation of captivity unlimited time for their specific goal.


#ISTANDWITHEVAN

[manavtyagi]

Hey is there any new update or scheme skills or organisation that are thinkin bout the one who doesn't have family and well educated not that too much but doing there college. What's the way! I wanna change my timing of life I'm drowning remember this

[yagami]

Why was US journalist arrested by Russian authorities? why?? really??

[BobPsomiadis]

He is an American that's why .They will jail him of false charges .Seriously, why will anyone go to hostile countries, which have appalling human rights record .

[ashurafreedan]

didnt we in europe ban all russian media?