Evening Edition: American Journalist Evan Gershkovich Has Spent A Year In Russian Jail

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 29 March 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Family and friends of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who was detained while on a reporting assignment in the Russia are facing an unwelcome anniversary. It has now been a year since the Kremlin accused him of being a spy conducting espionage operations. The United States from the start has called the charges 'fiction' saying this is Russia using Americans as political bargaining chips. FOX's John Saucier speaks with Alex Hogan, FOX News London-based foreign correspondent, about this grim milestone and what is being done to secure his release. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Rachel Campo Stuffy. I'm Jason Chaffetz. I'm Maria Bartiromo and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:05.4	Friday, March 29th, 2024. I'm John Saucier. How quickly does a year go by for you? For Wall Street
0:16.4	journal reporter Evergroschkovic, this past year has been a long, slow, and extremely difficult
0:20.8	roller coaster. Exactly one year ago today, he was arrested in Russia on espionage charges.
0:26.0	He still has yet to face trial, but is facing life locked up in a Russian prison.
0:31.0	A year later, his family and the nation still hoping he gets home.
0:35.7	The family just really wanted to speak out to say that it has been 12 months and while they
0:40.5	are proud to see that he is still so strong, it's been an incredibly
0:46.8	painful year for them, hoping month after month, day after day that this would eventually
0:51.8	lead to some kind of freedom for
0:54.0	Evan. This is the Fox News rundown, evening edition.
1:01.6	This is Jimmy Falim., inviting you to join me for Fox Across America, where we'll discuss every single one of the Democrats dumb ideas.
1:09.0	Just kidding, it's only a three hour show.
1:11.0	Listen live at noon eastern or get the podcast at
1:13.1	fox across america dot com it's been a whole year now in a Russian jail cell for
1:18.1	32 year old wall street journal reporter Evan gerschkovich we still have yet to see
1:22.4	any evidence Russian authorities might
1:24.0	offer up as to why they're holding him on espionage charges. This morning on the
1:27.9	Fox News Channel we interviewed his older sister Danielle. We have no other choice
1:32.2	but to keep going and we're just going to stay
1:34.9	positive and believe that we'll get him home.
1:37.1	Evan remains locked up and his future remains very uncertain.
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