American journalist Evan Gershkovich was accused by the Federal Security Service (FSB) of spying against Russia while he was reporting in Yekaterinburg.
The Pentagon is investigating the leak of classified American and NATO plans to bolster the Ukrainian military ahead of a planned offensive against Russian troops.
"It may be next year or it may be in your grandparent—your grandchildren and your great grandchildren's lifetime," he added. "We don't know," says Dr. Fauci.
A Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich, was arrested in Yekaterinburg, Russia for seeking classified information on Russian "state secret[s]" from a government official, allegedly on behalf of the US government, which Russia claims had nothing to do with journalism.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One that the State Department is working to get personnel to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges.