Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker stopped by Fox & Friends to speak out against Russia’s detainment of U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich.
“It’s a total outrage,” Emma Tucker told “Fox & Friends”. “He is an accredited journalist. He had a visa. He had accreditation from the Russian government. He was out doing his job, and it’s completely unacceptable for journalists to not be able to operate safely.”
From Fox News:
Russian officials said Gershovich was arrested for “trying to obtain secret information” related to “the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex.”
President Biden demanded Russia release the veteran journalist last week during a press gaggle outside the White House, but also noted there was a “process” involved in doing so.
“Let him go,” the president said of Gershovich’s arrest.
Asked about @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, an accredited American reporter, who was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, President Biden said, "Let him go" and added there is a process. pic.twitter.com/rdT4376D4Y
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) March 31, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov over the weekend, urging officials to release the journalist immediately.
More over at Fox News:
Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief condemns reporter's arrest in Russia: 'Total outrage' https://t.co/TCT1rG4U6r
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 3, 2023