Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the fate of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will be determined by a Russian court, according to a statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, APA reports citing CNN.
During a phone call initiated by the US Sunday, Lavrov blamed Washington and Western media for politicizing the arrest of the journalist.
“It was emphasized that it is unacceptable for officials in Washington and Western media to hype up (the issue) with the clear intention of giving this case a political coloring,” the statement said.
Gershkovich is currently held in the notorious Lefortovo pre-detention center until May 29. He faces up to 20 years in prison on espionage charges.
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