“We also have a negative attitude, we consider the detention of Russian journalists unacceptable, we hope that in the very near future she will be released and the Russian side will receive the necessary explanations,” RIA Novosti quoted Peskova as saying.
Earlier, the Iranian government reported that the detention of the Russian woman is connected with visa violations, and not with espionage.
Yuzik was arrested on October 2 in a Tehran hotel. The Russian embassy stated that the journalist did not inform the diplomatic mission about the difficulties associated with the seizure of her passport at the airport.
Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanai was invited to the Foreign Ministry.