Kirby: White House working to gain access to detained Wall Street Journal reporter

White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that the Biden administration is working to gain access to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia on charges of espionage.

“We’re doing everything we can right now to learn more about Evan’s detention; we’re doing everything we can to try to gain consular access to him. And we’re going to keep doing everything we can to keep his family informed as we learn more,” he told reporters on Thursday.