US in touch with Russia over journalist's reported detention -White House

The U.S. State Department is in direct contact with the Russian government over Moscow's reported detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter, the White House said on Thursday.

President Joe Biden's administration has been in touch with reporter's family and his employer, the White House said in a statement.

"U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Russia should depart immediately, as the State Department continues to advise," it said.