WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House dismissed espionage charges against a Wall Street Journal reporter detained by Russia as ridiculous and said there was no reason to believe the charges are accurate.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House dismissed espionage charges against a Wall Street Journal reporter detained by Russia as ridiculous and said there was no reason to believe the charges are accurate.
“These espionage charges are ridiculous. The targeting of American citizens by the Russian government is unacceptable,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a news briefing.
(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Kat Jackson; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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