OPINION – Russia’s arrest of Wall Street Journal journalist and U.S. citizen, Evan Gershkovich, on espionage charges is the latest example of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)’s long practice of state-sponsored hostage taking and repression of the press. No one should be surprised.
Two issues about Gershkovich’s case need to be understood: first, contrary to Kremlin claims, the CIA does not use US journalists as cover for espionage. Second, unlike the US, Russia has a long history of using journalists as spies.
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