Allegedly caught red handed as as dmitry peskov spokesman said, so the russians are sending the message that they are going to treat him as, uh, a spy. um which is obviously an outrageous accusation against the journalist doing his job. i think, as you say, it s meant to send a chilling message to all of you working there. it s meant to send a message to any ngo that might still be involved. and it doesn t that sense seems to be part of a larger kremlin strategy. i think this was a wonderful piece in the times about how the people around the kremlin want all these hundreds of thousands of russians to leave russia. they want the western educated or western oriented liberals to leave. they want to create a much more insular. you know, kind of non western russia. exactly this is it really does feel of a piece with that overall trend. even
Public appearance since being arrested by russian authorities last month. his case marks the first time that a western journalist has been charged with espionage in russia since the cold war. and while gorshkov itches arrest falls in line with the broader campaign by the kremlin to quash dissent, many see it as a new warning sign to foreign journalists, who until now had typically been spared from the government s harsh laws. criminalizing what it views as fake news. to talk about the view from russia. we re lucky to have the new york times, says moscow bureau chief anton train of ski with us in person today. and on. welcome thank you for having me. you. you re you re just here briefly visiting first tell me about evan is the what strikes you about this whole case that is that that we should pay attention to it s a case that really should concern journalists everywhere and i think should concern frankly, everyone because getting
To something like the old soviet union. frankly in the soviet union, you know this happened as you mentioned there was a journalist, an american journalist who was arrested and charged with espionage in the 19 eighties in the soviet union, but he was released three weeks later in a in a prisoner exchange. nicholas daniel, exactly exactly. this is something very different. um there is no we re not seeing publicly at least any signals from the kremlin that they re ready to release him, putin spokesman said right after evan was arrested that he had was allegedly caught red handed as as dmitry peskov spokesman said, so the russians are sending the message that they are going to treat him as, uh, a spy. um ah, which is obviously an outrageous accusation against the journalist doing his job. i think, as you say, it s meant to send a chilling message to all of you working there. it s meant
Is one of the world s largest creditors, cannot come to an agreement with western nations on the terms of relief. the two sides blame each other and hundreds of millions of people suffer. the last time two major world powers tried to manage a relationship of economic interdependence and rising geopolitical rivalry was britain and germany in the period from the 18 eighties to 1914. that experiment ended very badly with a war that destroyed much of the industrialized world. both sides should try to ensure we do better this time. go to cnn dot com slash fareed for a link to my washington post column this week. and let s get started. on tuesday, american journalist ivan gorshkov. it appeared in a glass cage in the moscow courtroom. this was his first
Go to cnn .com/ fareed for a link to my washington post column this week. and let s get started. on tuesday, american journalist ivan gorshkov. it appeared in a glass cage in the moscow courtroom. this was his first public appearance since being arrested by russian authorities last month. his case marks the first time that a western journalist has been charged with espionage in russia since the cold war. and while gorshkov itches, arrest falls in line with the broader campaign by the kremlin to quash dissent , many see it as a new warning sign to foreign journalists, who until now had typically been spared from the government s harsh laws criminalizing what it views as fake news. to talk about the view from russia. we re lucky to have the new york times, says moscow bureau chief anton train of ski with us in
He got arrested, as you say, it s really an unprecedented situation for modern russia. and it, uh, creates this enormous chilling effect for journalists. trying to work there, and this is why i think it s so important to really push for his release. do you think this is a sign that you know, basically, we are back to something like the old soviet union. frankly in the soviet union, you know this happened as you mentioned there was a journalist, an american journalist who was arrested and charged with espionage in the 19 eighties in the soviet union, but he was released three weeks later in a in a prisoner exchange. nicholas daniel, exactly exactly. this is something very different. um there is no we re not seeing publicly at least any signals from the kremlin that they re ready to release him, putin spokesman said right after evan was arrested that he had was
See family were hoping for be there the last 10 days of ramadan. these are supposed to be the holiest days of the month. and then this and a terrifying situation and, as always, civilians, the ones paying the highest price. larry maduro, bringing us the latest from his vantage point there in nairobi. many things well, just ahead. detained american journalist ivan gorshkov itch heads to court in moscow, the first time he has been seen publicly since his arrest. we will have details on his appeal to leave prison while he awaits trial back in just a moment. every weekday. so many questions still need to be answered. here we ree bringing you the news is heatining up today we ll stay on top of that story as we get the latest developments. cnn news central weekdays at one easte on cnn. 2010 with no filter
Verify that report. more than two weeks after american journalist ivan gorshkov, which was detained in russia, his family is speaking out for the first time. in an interview with the reporters, employer, the wall street journal. herskovits his father and mother spoke about their son s work, his character and his arrest, which is being held at a notorious prison on allegations of espionage claims he denies. his parents say they understand the tough situation he faces, but they re still holding onto glimmers of hope. cnn s alex marquardt reports. feeling both pride and pain. the parents of ivan gorshkov itch are speaking publicly about their son languishing in a russian jail and facing a possible sentence of 20 years in prison. feel that i ve failed and somewhere father crushing that experience all came back from this soviet union , which parents are soviet jewish immigrants who came to the u. s in 1979. evan and his
Hershkovitz was arrested on a reporting trip to the central city of yekaterinburg, the internal security service. the fsb quickly accused him of espionage. the u. s government has declared it a wrongful detention, the attorney general said today and an attack on press freedom. united states will do everything in its power to get the reporter back. other americans who are recently held by russia, and the family of paul whelan, who still is have been vocal in their support. court taking a journalist. that kind of puts it into perspective for you how desperate the russians have become. next week, a moscow court will hear an appeal by the wall street journal s lawyers against hershkovitz. his detention his parents are hopeful but know all too well the reality of russia s judicial system. what s one of the american qualities that we absorbed? be optimistic, believe in happy, happy ending? that s ah. where we stand right now.
Sister grew up speaking russian hershkovitz decided to move there as a journalist. his parents knew there was little they could do. couldn t have stopped him when he was 15 let alone little or no bounced around different media outlets landing at the wall street journal just before russia invaded ukraine and started to crack down on journalists, many of whom left i know that he felt like it was his duty to report and he loved russian people, you know. he still does? yes no longer as russia fighting ukraine, ceviches pieces were well reported, often shining a light on the putin regime like this one in december on the kremlin inner circle, which made his family nervous. i think one of that article came out about putin. in december. got me worried a lot. like my mood was changing. late last month,