March 30, 2023
PRINCETON, NJ (MERCER)–The Wall Street Journal reported that one of their reporters, Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was detained by Russia on Russian claims of espionage.
Evan Gershkovich was a 2010 graduate of Princeton High School and was captain of the boy’s soccer team his senior year.
It is the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The Wall Street Journal “vehemently denies” the allegations and seeks his immediate release.
According to Gershkovich LinkedIn profile he is a reporter with the Wall Street Journal since January 2022. He has also worked for AFP Agence France-Presse, The Moscow Times, The New York Times and Fellow Princeton in Asia. He graduated Bowdoin College in 2014.