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5:09 A.M.: Russia has detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Gershkovich was caught in Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains area of Russia. They have accused him of espionage. Gershkovich worked in Wall Street Journal’s bureau in Moscow and is also an American citizen. This is the first incident since the Cold War.
10:08 A.M.: The Russian court ordered him detained until May 29.
1:13 P.M.: The Biden Administration has publicly condemned the journalist’s detention.