White House: We Don't Plan to Boot Russian Diplomats over Detained WSJ Reporter, 'This Is Not a New Tactic' from Putin

On Friday's broadcast of CNN International's "Amanpour," White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that there aren't any plans to expel Russian diplomats over Russia's detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the focus is on getting Gershkovich released, and "this is not a new tactic from Mr. Putin."