Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter as "spy" for American government

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Old hostage, new hostage.

This sort of tactic is to be expected from any leader who lives in and rules from a medieval fortress (especially one who also used to work for the KGB).

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It’s ok, Murdoch knows a guy.

eta: Very good chance Putin was pissed off about a piece Gershkovich just had published in the WSJ:

https://archive.is/LETcd

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On the other hand the American government is charging an Australian reporter of spying when he was not even in the country at the time.

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… so is his cable TV network going to keep making excuses for Putin now :confused:

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