Joe Biden hails ‘absolute courage’ of detained journalist Evan Gershkovich

US president says he is working like hell' to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia on espionage charges

Joe Biden has praised the absolute courage" of Evan Gershkovich, the US journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges, and reiterated calls on Moscow for his immediate release.

The US president said the Wall Street Journal reporter, who is the first correspondent since the cold war to be detained in Russia on spying charges, sought to shed light on the darkness" of the country and said American efforts to get him home would not cease.