US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged the release of a detained Wall Street Journal reporter in a rare phone call with his Russian counterpart.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov responded by saying that the US should not try to “make a fuss” or politicise the arrest.
Evan Gershkovich was arrested on Friday on accusations of spying.
The Wall Street Journal has vehemently denied the espionage charge.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday confirmed that Mr Lavrov and Mr Blinken discussed the arrest of Mr Gershkovich in a phone call that was initiated by the US
