Biden calls on Putin to release journalists Gershkovich, Kurmasheva jailed in Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release American journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva from Russian prisons, during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner Saturday in Washington. “Journalism is clearly not a crime,” Biden said. “Putin should release Evan and Alsu immediately.”