Following the arrest of WSJ Moscow correspondent Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges, Craig Copetas, Contributing Editor at The Daily Beast, spoke to FRANCE 24's François Picard. With officials saying it's too early to think about a prisoner swap, "all we can keep doing is beating the drum" says Copetas. #Russia #US #WSJ 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 … [Read more...]
How did the US shoot down China’s ‘spy balloon’?
A US military operation to shoot down a Chinese "spy balloon" that had been hovering in American airspace came at a tense time for the two superpowers, whose relationship has been on rocky ground for years. But how did the US successfully down it with a single missile - and what intelligence are they hoping to find in the wreckage? Latest: https://trib.al/lnxohkS #SpyBalloon … [Read more...]
Sec. of State Blinken calls Chinese spy balloon ‘irresponsible,’ on eve of planned trip | ABC News
"A clear violation of U.S. sovereignty and international law." Sec. of State Antony Blinken postpones visit to Beijing, calling the presence of a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the U.S. "detrimental to the substantive discussions that we were prepared to have." READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/40uYN7a SUBSCRIBE to ABC News on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Latest updates: … [Read more...]