time that an american journalist was detained by russia simply for doing their job on charges of espionage. few people really know what evan koskovich can be going through right now, possibly one of them, though, is trevor reid. he was released last april in a prisoner swap after he was detained in russia for 985 days. read is for a marine. he had been sentenced to nine years in prison in july, 2020 for apparently and allegedly endangering the life and health of russian police officers in an altercation. those are charges we should know that he has steadfastly denied. i spoke to trevor read last night about the arrest of evan gorski. what goes through your mind when you hear that another american this time a journalist arrested on espionage charges has been detained in russia. uh well, first of all it immediately. you know, it comes to me as being another wrongful detention of an american and
biden was just asked about the arrest of an american reporter for the wall street journal who has been detained in moscow now accused of espionage. biden s answer. quote let him go. he was also asked if the u. s would expel russian diplomats over the matter, he said, that is not the plan right now to bring you up to speed. evan gersh covic was accused of trying to steal state secrets about a russian military factory. you can see him here. these are accusations. obviously we should take with a grain of salt, considering where they are coming from. in a statement, the journal said it vehemently denies the allegation. it is seeking the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter. few people know what evan gorski, which is going through right now, but one of them is a marine veteran trevor reid. he was released last april in a prisoner swap after he was detained in russia for 985 days. i spoke to trevor about the arrest of evan herskovitz and what he s going through. you have a
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