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In a rare joint statement, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives have condemned Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and called for his release.
“Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has now spent a year wrongfully detained by Putin’s government. We continue to condemn his baseless arrest, fabricated charges, and unjust imprisonment,” reads the statement from Democratic Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, Republican House speaker Mike Johnson, Republican Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Forty-five years ago, Evan’s parents, Ella and Mikhail Gershkovich, found refuge in the United States after fleeing the Soviet Union. Today, Putin is restoring Soviet-style control through repression at home and aggression abroad.
On the anniversary of Evan Gershkovich’s captivity, we reaffirm the importance of his work. Journalism is not a crime, and reporters are not bargaining chips. The Kremlin’s attempts to silence Evan and intimidate other Western reporters will not impede the pursuit of truth.
