The move comes amid Russia's crackdown on media and dissent.
A reporter for the Wall Street Journal has been arrested in Russia and accused of spying.
Evan Gershkovich, a US citizen, was detained on Thursday in Yekaterinburg by Russia’s Federal Security Service , which claimed he was trying to obtain classified information, according to theThe FSB claimed that Gershkovich “was acting on the U.S. orders to collect information about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military industrial complex that constitutes a state secret,” per the AP. Espionage carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that US officials have spoken with Gershkovich’s employers and family, and was working to get consular access to Gershkovich. In a, Secretary of State Antony Blinken added that the US government was “deeply concerned” by Gershkovich’s detainment. “In the strongest possible terms, we condemn the Kremlin’s continued attempts to intimidate, repress, and punish journalists and civil society voices,” Blinken said.
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