Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Tuesday that "there are specific connections between the United States and the case of the detained Wall Street Journal reporter in Moscow, Evan Gershkovich," but they do not wish to disclose them publicly. Peskov said, "We have said that there are specific connections related to this issue, but we do not want to announce them; they should be followed up and completed in complete silence." He added, "Regarding the legal right to obtain legal counsel, this right should, of course, be guaranteed by both sides."