Whereas United States citizen Evan Gershkovich is a journalist for the Wall Street Journal; Whereas Evan Gershkovich is an accredited reporter, with a history of working in Russia for the Moscow Times, Agence France-Presse, and the Wall Street Journal; Whereas Evan Gershkovich is known to his family, friends, and colleagues as someone who is adventurous, curious, and who has an abiding love for Russia and its people; Whereas Evan Gershkovich, a trailblazing and intrepid journalist, actively reported on stories across Russia, including the vast wildfires across Siberia, the COVID–19 pandemic, the Russian economy, and the Government of the Russian Federation’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine; Whereas, on March 29, 2023, Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinburg while reporting on behalf of the Wall Street Journal; Whereas, on April 7, 2023, the Government of the Russian Federation charged Evan Gershkovich with espionage; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has failed to publicly provide evidence of Evan Gershkovich’s criminal action to credibly render a charge of espionage; Whereas the last time an American journalist was detained on allegations of espionage in Russia was in 1986 during the era of the Soviet Union; Whereas, on April 10, 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken designated Evan Gershkovich wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation; and Whereas, on April 17, 2023, the United States was joined by 46 United Nations Member States in a joint statement expressing deep concern over the detention of Evan Gershkovich by the Government of the Russian Federation: Now, therefore, be it