Russia has agreed to release two Americans, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and veteran Paul Whelan, in a prisoner exchange deal with the United States government, according to reports. Whelan is also being freed after years in Russian captivity over false allegations he was operating as a spy. Gershkovich…
A Wall Street Journal reporter has been detained in Russia on espionage charges. Russia’s main security agency said it detained a Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich who is a U.S. citizen, for what it is calling espionage. The Federal Security Service said Thursday it had detained Gershkovich in the…