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US Announces Sanctions on Russia Over Detainment of WSJ Reporter

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US Announces Sanctions on Russia Over Detainment of WSJ Reporter
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Russia on April 18, 2023. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo
Jackson Richman
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The United States announced on April 27 sanctions against Russia’s security service, the FSB, in light of Moscow’s detainment of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.

The Biden administration also announced sanctions against Iran for wrongfully detaining Americans.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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