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Russia detains U.S. citizen working for 'Wall Street Journal' Moscow bureau

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An American journalist has been arrested in Russia and accused of espionage². It's the first time an American correspondent has been accused of spying since since the Cold War.

SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:

An American has been arrested in Russia. This time, it's a journalist. A correspondent with The Wall Street Journal's Moscow bureau, Evan Gershkovich, was detained by Russian security forces on suspicion of espionage. With us to talk about the case from Moscow is NPR's Russia correspondent, Charles Maynes. Hi, Charles.

CHARLES MAYNES, BYLINE³: Hi there.

PFEIFFER: Tell us what happened.

MAYNES: Yeah. At the time of his detention⁴ Wednesday evening, Evan Gershkovich was on a reporting assignment in Yekaterinburg. This is the main city in Russia's Ural Mountains, you know, which is known as a fairly liberal and modern city but also an industrial center, particularly with military-related industries. And this seems to be the focus of the charge against Gershkovich, whatever its merits. Now, Gershkovich, again, on assignment interviewing people, which is his job, was arrested by security agents from the FSB - this is the successor agency to the Soviet⁵ KGB - while in a local restaurant. The FSB later issued a statement saying that Gershkovich was suspected of spying in the interests of the American government on Russia's military industrial complex. He's since been brought back to Moscow and formally charged in a closed court hearing, where Gershkovich was ordered held at least until the end of May pending⁶ an investigation⁷.

PFEIFFER: What have Russian officials had to say about this arrest?

MAYNES: Well, the Kremlin has clearly endorsed⁸ the FSB's actions. Here's the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov.

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DMITRY PESKOV: (Speaking Russian).

MAYNES: So here, Peskov says, "we're not talking about suspicions but someone who was caught red-handed." Russia's foreign ministry⁹ has also backed the arrest, and that's significant because foreign - all foreign correspondents in Russia work with their authorization¹⁰. The ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, noted¹¹ there had been a history of foreigners using their status as journalists as a cover for espionage. And yet we haven't seen an espionage case like this in decades. You know, you have to go back to the Cold War for a case of an American journalist charged with spying.

PFEIFFER: And what has been the response from Gershkovich's employer, The Wall Street Journal?

MAYNES: Well, the journal has vehemently¹² denied the charges, and they're demanding Gershkovich's immediate¹³ release. They say their correspondents aren't spies but there to cover the story - in this case, the impact of the war in Ukraine on Russian society in all its facets¹⁴. And that's also the message coming from the wider journalistic community. Reporting is not a crime. Again, Gershkovich was accredited¹⁵ by the Russian government to work and report in Russia.

PFEIFFER: Charles, how many Western journalists are actually left in Russia?

MAYNES: Well, not many. A lot of media outlets¹⁶ left initially¹⁸ because of laws passed in the wake of the Russian invasion that criminalized reporting that countered the official government narrative¹⁹. But a small group of Western journalists have continued to report with what had appeared to be a degree of freedom. In fact, the Kremlin yesterday noted that even The Wall Street Journal, as an accredited media outlet¹⁷, could continue reporting from Russia. And this makes this arrest all the more confusing and, you know, frankly²⁰, scary. You know, Gershkovich wasn't being accused of violating the government restrictions²¹ we've been grappling with this past year. He's accused of espionage, of spying, an even more serious charge that, if he's convicted, carries up to 20 years in prison.

PFEIFFER: That's NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow. Thank you.

MAYNES: Thank you.

PFEIFFER: And the White House has issued a statement condemning²² the detention of Evan Gershkovich, quote, "in the strongest" terms, and it's called the targeting of Americans and journalists in Russia unacceptable.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

5 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

6 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

10 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

11 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

12 vehemently   

adv. 热烈地

参考例句：

• He argued with his wife so vehemently that he talked himself hoarse. 他和妻子争论得很激烈，以致讲话的声音都嘶哑了。
• Both women vehemently deny the charges against them. 两名妇女都激烈地否认了对她们的指控。

13 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

14 facets   

n.（宝石或首饰的）小平面( facet的名词复数 )；（事物的）面；方面

参考例句：

• The question had many facets. 这个问题是多方面的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A fully cut brilliant diamond has 68 facets. 经过充分切刻的光彩夺目的钻石有68个小平面。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 accredited   

adj.可接受的；可信任的；公认的；质量合格的v.相信( accredit的过去式和过去分词 )；委托；委任；把…归结于

参考例句：

• The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century. 通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
• Only accredited journalists were allowed entry. 只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。

16 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

18 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

19 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

20 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

21 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

22 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》