Russia's Interior Ministry on March 6 added Washington-based British journalist Tom Rogan to its wanted list on unspecified criminal charges. In 2018, Rogan published an article headlined Ukraine Should Blow Up Putin's Crimea Bridge in the Washington Examiner. Rogan's article sparked outrage among Russian officials, who demanded an explanation. Last month, Russian authorities added Rogan and Washington Examiner editor Hugo Gurdon to its "terrorist" registry. In May 2018, Russia's Investigative Committee launched a probe against Rogan on a charge of making public calls for terrorism. In response, Rogan published another article titled Why Putin Wants To Send Me To The Black Dolphin [Prison]. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
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