Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian PM arrives in Canada; Gershkovich ‘wrongfully detained’, says US

Denys Shmyhal expected to ask for more armoured vehicles; US state department condemns detention of Wall Street Journal reporter detained on espionage charges

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance

The United States on Monday determined that Russia has “wrongfully detained” American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, “effectively saying that espionage charges are bogus and that the case is political,” Reuters reports.

“Journalism is not a crime,” US state department spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a statement. “We condemn the Kremlin’s continued repression of independent voices in Russia, and its ongoing war against the truth.”

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