text:  Now, Grishkovich and the Journal have vehemently disputed the spying charges from the very beginning. They insist he was on a reporting assignment, as I mentioned. They note he was working in Russia with full accreditation from Russia's foreign ministry. And the U.S. government has similarly denied the spying charges as a fiction. They've designated him wrongfully detained, meaning in their eyes, Grishkovich isn't a spy. He's a hostage.