US urges Americans to leave Russia ‘immediately’
READ HERE: Washington has called upon Americans who are traveling to or residing in Russia to leave the country “immediately” in the aftermath of the arrest of Wall Street Journal (WSJ) correspondent Evan Gershkovich. While Moscow said he was caught “red-handed” trying to obtain state secrets, the US has condemned the arrest as an assault on “press freedom.”
“The call was prompted by the arrest of a WSJ correspondent in Russia on espionage charges”