Anonymous Coward User ID: 40223333 Australia 03/30/2023 06:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | US Govt SPY captured in Russia while SPYING for secret information! A US journalist has been detained in Russia suspected of espionage, the FSB state security service said. Evan Gershkovich, 31, was held in Yekaterinburg in the Urals where he was on an assignment for The Wall Street Journal. The reporter - an accredited foreign correspondent in Moscow - was held over alleged 'illegal activities' and was 'suspected of espionage for the US government', said the FSB. He was allegedly 'engaged in the collection of information about one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex' which constitute 'state secrets'. He was 'acting on instructions' from the US government, it was alleged. 'While trying to obtain secret information, an American was detained in Yekaterinburg,' said the FSB which provided no evidence for its accusations. [ link to www.dailymail.co.uk (secure)] |