# Claim 788

Daniloff, the U.S. News & World Report Moscow correspondent, was arrested on August 30, 1986.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Daniloff, the U.S. News & World Report Moscow correspondent, was arrested on August 30, 1986.
- Field: action
- Value: Daniloff arrested August 30
- About: [incident 1986-ussr-daniloff-moscow-arrest](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1986-ussr-daniloff-moscow-arrest)
- Source: Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the Arrest and Detention of Nicholas Daniloff in the Soviet Union. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-principal-deputy-press-secretary-speakes-the-arrest-and-detention-nicholas
- Publisher: The American Presidency Project
- Method: primary document
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1986-09-16

## Quotation from the source

> Mr. Daniloff, the U.S. News & World Report Moscow correspondent, was arrested on August 30.

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