Blinken says WSJ reporter 'wrongfully detained' by Russia

BRUSSELS - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he has ''no doubt'' that Russia has wrongfully detained an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested last week on spying allegations.

However, Blinken said a formal determination of Evan Gershkovich's wrongful detention has not yet been made, something that would elevate the priority of his case within the U.S. government. Blinken said the legal process for such a determination would be completed soon.

''In Evan's case, we are working through the determination on wrongful detention and there's a process to do that and it's something that we're working through very deliberately, but expeditiously as well," he said. ''And I'll let that process play out.''

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