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Evan Gershkovich pens letter home from Russian prison: ‘I am not losing hope’

The reporter was detained on 29 March by Russian intelligence officials

The Independent UK

Journalist Evan Gershkovich tells family he's 'not losing hope' in Russian detention

The family of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich received a handwritten letter from him on Friday — the first direct contact with them since his arrest in the end of March.

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 416 of the invasion

Nine killed and 21 wounded in Russian missile attack on apartment blocks in Sloviansk; Vladimir Putin signs bill sparking fears of new wave of mobilisation

The Guardian - AU

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Russian diplomat says it may be time to reduce number of U.S. reporters in Russia

Russia's ambassador to the United States said Washington had threatened retaliation after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained on espionage charges, and suggested it might be time to cut the number of U.S. journalists in Russia.

Reuters

Ukraine recap: downbeat US intelligence leak suggests no end in sight for the misery of this war

What we know – or think we know – about the progress of the war in Ukraine over the past few days has come courtesy of leaked Pentagon documents which appear to cover, in some detail, a wide range of issues around the conflict. As you’d expect, among the main…

The Conversation

Russia says prisoner swap for WSJ reporter can only be considered after trial

Russia said on Thursday that a possible prisoner swap involving Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich can only be considered after he is put on trial, despite efforts by the United States to push for his release.

Reuters

Official: Russia may discuss swap involving WSJ reporter

A top Russian diplomat says Moscow may be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after a court delivers its verdict

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Hostage envoy says the U.S. can bring home two Americans detained in Russia

The U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs says he is confident that two Americans detained by Russia can be brought home.

WEKU

US doesn’t ‘have a sense’ of how jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich is being treated, official says

It’s been almost two weeks since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia, and the United States still knows very little about his well-being and the treatment he’s getting while behind bars.

Tribune News Service

U.S. envoy pledges 'whatever it takes' to bring Americans home from Russia

The top U.S. hostage envoy on Wednesday pledged to bring home two Americans detained by Russia - journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan - as he pressed Moscow to grant consular access to the Wall Street Journal reporter.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war live: US sanctions over 120 people and entities supporting Russia’s invasion — as it happened

Latest sanctions target a wide network tied to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov

The Guardian - AU

WSJ reporter's detention will deter others from 'setting foot' in Russia, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday Russia's detention of Evan Gershkovich and denial of consular access to the Wall Street Journal reporter sends a message that people around the world should "beware of even setting foot" in Russia.

Reuters

Biden speaks with family of WSJ reporter detained in Russia

Evan Gershkovich’s family welcomes the US government decision to formally designate reporter as ‘wrongfully detained’.

Al Jazeera

Biden calls family of reporter detained as spy in Russia

President Joe Biden has spoken to the parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the Moscow-based journalist detained in Russia and charged with espionage

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Russia’s hostage-taking: free Evan Gershkovich

Editorial: The charges against the Wall Street Journal reporter are a chilling and unprecedented move

The Conversation

Evan Gershkovich: Wall Street Journal reporter latest in long line of journalists punished for doing their job

For the first time since the cold war, Moscow has accused a US journalist of espionage. Evan Gershkovich, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal, was arrested in Yekaterinburg on March 29 by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). The reporter, a Russia specialist, insists he was there to report on…

Reason

Massive Leak of Ukraine Intelligence Documents Angers U.S. Allies

Plus: Evan Gershkovich charged with espionage in Russia, the DOJ appeals a Texas judge's abortion ruling, and more...

Evening Standard

Kremlin claims reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘violated Russian law’ as US says he has been wrongly detained

Wall Street Journal reporter was detained on charges of espionage, which are widely considered to be politically motivated

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France 24

Russia plans electronic draft papers to mobilise new army conscripts

Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously to introduce electronic mobilisation papers to make it harder for Russian men to avoid the draft. More than 300,000 are believed to have been called up since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year. The UN, meanwhile, says the confirmed civilian…

Reuters

Kremlin says U.S. reporter 'violated' law as Biden calls detention 'totally illegal'

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich had "violated Russian law" and been caught "red-handed," one day after the U.S. State Department officially designated him as having been "wrongfully detained."

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US seeks to mend ties with key allies after Pentagon leaks

Defence secretary speaks to South Korean counterpart after leak suggesting US was spying on Seoul’s internal discussions on arms sales. Plus, the man who walked around the world

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 412 of the invasion

Leaked US documents appear to indicate Egypt was planning to covertly supply Russia weapons; US says reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘wrongfully detained’

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Hungary signs new energy deals with Russia; UN tally of Ukraine civilian deaths approaches 8,500 – as it happened

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 412

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 412th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. finds Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia is being wrongfully detained

A dedicated State Department agency will now take the lead in securing the release of the reporter, who was arrested March 29 on espionage charges.

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