ISW explains how Kremlin can use arrest of WSJ journalist

This was reported by the Institute for the Study of War.

The Institute's report notes that Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly personally approved the arrest of WSJ journalist Gershkovich.

According to military analysts, "Putin’s reported personal involvement in the first arrest of a US journalist since the Cold War may indicate that the Kremlin viewed the arrest as a calculated escalation that it will attempt to use as leverage for extracting concessions from the United States."

Experts also suggest that the Russian Federation may become a serious threat to Ukraine in the long term, despite the serious problems with the formation of the armed forces at this time.

Earlier, the FSB detained The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and arrested him in a case of espionage. 

The American newspaper where he works called on the United States to expel the Russian ambassador.

And US President Joe Biden called for the release of The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich.

It is also reported that The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, detained in Yekaterinburg, was previously monitored by Russian special services.

Subsequently, Russian FSB investigators formally charged Evan Gershkovich with espionage. The journalist denied the charges.