Russia to hold espionage trial of U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich behind closed doors
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia to hold espionage trial of U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich behind closed doors

The Hindu  

Russia will hold the espionage trial of detained U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, who denies charges of collecting secrets for the Central Intelligence Agency, behind closed doors later this month, a court in city of Yekaterinburg said on June 17. "According to the investigation authorities, the American journalist of The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Gershkovich, on the instructions of the CIA, in March 2023, collected secret information in the Sverdlovsk region about the activities of the defence enterprise JSC NPK Uralvagonzavod for the production and repair of military equipment," the Sverdlovsk Regional Court said. Russia has said Mr. Gershkovich was caught "red-handed" and the FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said he was trying to obtain military secrets. The White House has called the charges "ridiculous" and President Joe Biden has said Mr. Gershkovich's detention is "totally illegal".

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Russia jails US citizen for 15 years, says leaked biotechnology secrets
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia jails US citizen for 15 years, says leaked biotechnology secrets

India Today  

Eugene Spector, a US citizen jailed for a total of 15 years this week after a Moscow court convicted him of espionage, was found guilty of passing biotechnology secrets to the United States, Russia's FSB security service said on Friday. Russian state news agencies reported on Tuesday that Spector, who was born in Russia and then moved to the US, …

Russia’s security service says jailed American leaked biotechnology secrets
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia’s security service says jailed American leaked biotechnology secrets

Al Jazeera  

Eugene Spector, a US citizen born in Russia, has been sentenced to 15 years in a maximum security Russian penal colony. Russia’s FSB security service has said a US citizen sentenced to a 15-year jail term this week was found guilty of leaking biotechnology secrets to the United States. “The American, acting in the interests of the Pentagon and a …

Russia sentences US man to 15 years in prison for ‘espionage’ in secretive trial: Report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia sentences US man to 15 years in prison for ‘espionage’ in secretive trial: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a US man to 15 years in a penal colony for "espionage", Russian news agencies reported. Representative image: Gene Spector was sentenced to "15 years to be served in a strict-regime penal colony" by a trial court Russia has detained and sentenced a number of US citizens and dual-nationals in recent years, some of …

Tracking Putin’s most feared secret agency—from inside a Russian prison and beyond
3 months ago

Tracking Putin’s most feared secret agency—from inside a Russian prison and beyond

Live Mint  

Wearing a sand-colored jacket and brown shoes, with a salt-and-pepper goatee, the man had spent the past few hours organizing the final preparations for the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. The spy agency’s alumni so dominate Russia’s elite that some 80% of Putin’s top-level officials are current or former members of the security forces, including the FSB. …

Evan Gershkovich | Pawn in the game
7 months, 1 week ago

Evan Gershkovich | Pawn in the game

The Hindu  

Evan Gershkovich was on a reporting assignment in Yekaterinburg, some 1,400 km off Moscow, when Russia’s Federal Security Service picked him up from a local bistro on March 29, 2023. While Mr. Gershkovich’s 491 days spent behind bars in Russia are marred by monotony, for the nation outside his prison premises, it was a period marked by massive churning. Prominent …

Putin to 'consider' freed Wall Street Journal reporter's request for interview
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin to 'consider' freed Wall Street Journal reporter's request for interview

Raw Story  

One of the requirements from the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was that he write a request for a pardon from Russian President Vladimir Putin. A Thursday report dropped a bombshell that Gershkovich filled the page with comments and closed the letter with a request for an interview. In a post on X Friday, the Journal's world …

Watch as Russian dissidents released in US prisoner exchange speak to media
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch as Russian dissidents released in US prisoner exchange speak to media

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Russian dissidents Ilya …

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Americans left behind Though Thursday's deal involves the …

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?

Al Jazeera  

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been freed as part of the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Freed by Russia Lilia Chanysheva Chanysheva, who once headed late opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s offices in the central Bashkortostan republic, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in June 2023 for having …

Before Gershkovich: Big prisoner swaps between enemies
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Before Gershkovich: Big prisoner swaps between enemies

Al Jazeera  

From ‘Bridge of Spies’ at height of Cold War to last year’s US-Iran deal, our recap of the most significant exchanges. February 1962 | ‘Bridge of Spies’ The first major prisoner exchange between the Soviet Union and the US took place at the height of the Cold War on Glienicke Bridge, aka the “Bridge of Spies”, which is on the …

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Russia on Thursday completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released Russians in their custody as part of the exchange. Here are some things to know: Who was freed Vice President Kamala Harris, right, looks on at Paul …

This prisoner swap is a triumph – but it could be a sign of something even more profound
7 months, 2 weeks ago

This prisoner swap is a triumph – but it could be a sign of something even more profound

The Independent  

It is, by a long way, the most elaborate and comprehensive East-West prisoner exchange since the Cold War, involving 24 individuals from at least half a dozen countries. And it comes at a time when relations between Russia and the West could hardly be more frigid or present a greater risk to European – if not global – peace. Gershkovich …

How Evan Gershkovich, Wall Street Journal Reporter, Ended Up Becoming A News Story?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How Evan Gershkovich, Wall Street Journal Reporter, Ended Up Becoming A News Story?

News 18  

Evan Gershkovich landed what he told friends he regarded as a dream assignment in Moscow in 2022 – reporting for a famous newspaper on one of the world’s top stories, at the age of just 31. But the new job turned into a hellish ordeal when Gershkovich became the first American journalist since the Cold War to be arrested in …

Who is Evan Gershkovich? The reporter falsely jailed by Russia at centre of US-Moscow prisoner exchange
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Evan Gershkovich? The reporter falsely jailed by Russia at centre of US-Moscow prisoner exchange

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Appearing in court, Evan Gershkovich …

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others freed in prisoner exchange
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others freed in prisoner exchange

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. The trade followed years of secretive back-channel …

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap

The Independent  

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US-Russia Prisoner Swap in Progress; Key Figures Include Reporter Gershkovich
7 months, 2 weeks ago

US-Russia Prisoner Swap in Progress; Key Figures Include Reporter Gershkovich

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia was underway Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said. But Americans considered by the U.S. to be wrongfully detained in Russia include Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan. Russia has long been interested in getting back Vadim Krasikov, who …

'Trump loses his hostage': Biden applauded for release of Gershkovich and Whelan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Trump loses his hostage': Biden applauded for release of Gershkovich and Whelan

Raw Story  

The Biden administration has secured the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan from Russian prisons as part of a prisoner swap, which wipes away one of Donald Trump's baffling campaign promises. "Trump loses his hostage as Evan Gershkovich is released," said Eric Columbus, former litigator for the U.S. House general counsel. "Wonderful …

Evan Gershkovich: Timeline of US journalist jailed in Russia
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Evan Gershkovich: Timeline of US journalist jailed in Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich is …

US reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in multi-country prisoner swap
7 months, 2 weeks ago

US reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in multi-country prisoner swap

Hindustan Times  

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan have been released by Russia in a multi-country prisoner swap between US and Russia, according to a Bloomberg report. FILE PHOTO: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who faces charges of espionage, stands inside an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia July …

Wall Street Journal breaks its silence as reporter Evan Gershkovich is finally RELEASED by Russia in biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Wall Street Journal breaks its silence as reporter Evan Gershkovich is finally RELEASED by Russia in biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War

Daily Mail  

The Wall Street Journal has praised the release of three Americans, including reporter Evan Gershkovich, as part of a historic prisoner swap between Russia and the US. A plane carrying American prisoners has landed in Turkey following a major swap between Russia and the US Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is among those released from prison in Russia 'That …

Evan Gershkovich among 26 freed in major Russia-West prisoner exchange
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Evan Gershkovich among 26 freed in major Russia-West prisoner exchange

Al Jazeera  

The swap, mediated by Turkey, involved 26 prisoners and seven different countries, security officials say. Russia has freed Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-US Marine Paul Whelan as part of an extensive prisoner swap between Moscow and the West, US President Joe Biden has confirmed. “Today, three American citizens and one American green-card holder who were unjustly imprisoned …

Russia frees US reporter Evan Gershkovich in one of the biggest prisoner swaps with West
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia frees US reporter Evan Gershkovich in one of the biggest prisoner swaps with West

New Indian Express  

US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan were released from Russia Thursday, the Turkish government announced, in one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War. A total of 26 people, including two minors, from the United States, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Belarus and Russia were involved in the swap "carried out" by Turkey's MIT …

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

NPR  

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images In one of the largest prisoner swaps between the United States, its allies and Russia since the end of the Cold War, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan are among more than a dozen prisoners …

Who's who in the prisoner swap that has freed Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Who's who in the prisoner swap that has freed Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison

NPR  

Who's who in the prisoner swap that has freed Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison toggle caption Dmitry Serebryakov/AP Three U.S. citizens and one legal permanent resident will be returning home from Russia as part of a massive prisoner swap that is one of the largest of its kind since the end of the Cold War. Among those being freed are …

Russia releases US journalist, ex-Marine in multi-nation prisoner swap
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia releases US journalist, ex-Marine in multi-nation prisoner swap

India Today  

Russia has released an American journalist, Evan Gershkovich, and a former US Marine, Paul Whelan, as part of a prisoner exchange deal involving multiple countries, under which 26 prisoners were freed on Thursday. The prisoner deal, the largest swap in post-Soviet history between Russia and the United States, took place in the Turkish capital Ankara, according to Turkish officials who …

Russian-American journalist sentenced to 6.5 years in rapid, secret trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian-American journalist sentenced to 6.5 years in rapid, secret trial

NPR  

Russian-American journalist sentenced to 6.5 years in rapid, secret trial toggle caption ‎‎‎‎‎/AP A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said Monday. Matthew Miller, the U.S. …

US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial

Associated Press  

A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said Monday. He had said last year the charges stemmed from a book the Tatar-Bashkir service released in 2022 …

Russian American journalist gets 6½ years in prison after secret trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian American journalist gets 6½ years in prison after secret trial

LA Times  

Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia, on May 31. A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a …

Russia convicts U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich of spying in a trial widely seen as politically motivated
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia convicts U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich of spying in a trial widely seen as politically motivated

The Hindu  

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted on July 19 of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and the U.S. government have rejected as fabricated. U.S. President Joe Biden said after the conviction that Gershkovich “was targeted by the Russian government because he is a journalist and an American.” “We …

Who are some of the Americans behind bars in Russia, and what are the prospects for their release?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Who are some of the Americans behind bars in Russia, and what are the prospects for their release?

LA Times  

Arrests of Americans in Russia have become increasingly common with relations sinking to Cold War-like lows. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted of espionage Friday and sentenced to 16 years in prison in a trial that his employer and the U.S. government denounced as a sham. His supporters say the woman made baseless claims of sexual abuse that …

What to know about Evan Gershkovich’s conviction for espionage in Russia
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What to know about Evan Gershkovich’s conviction for espionage in Russia

Associated Press  

The trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich ended Friday with his conviction on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government have dismissed as fabricated. Judge Andrei Mineyev said: “The court ruled to find Evan Gershkovich guilty of committing a crime under Article 376 of the Russian Criminal Code, and to sentence him to imprisonment for …

How Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded

The Independent  

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How Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded

Associated Press  

Here are key developments in Russia’s case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was convicted on Friday of espionage charges in an unusually rapid trial in the country’s highly politicized legal system. FILE - This combination of photos shows Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich at the Moscow City Court in Moscow and the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in …

Long before his arrest, US reporter lamented that many friends in Russia were being locked up
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Long before his arrest, US reporter lamented that many friends in Russia were being locked up

Associated Press  

In early 2022, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich wrote on social media that “reporting on Russia is now also a regular practice of watching people you know get locked away for years.” A year later, he was the one locked up — arrested in March 2023 on charges of spying that his employer and the U.S. government have denounced …

Russian court convicts WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian court convicts WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage

Raw Story  

Evan Gershkovich, a 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter, was sentenced to 16 years in prison by a Russian court on Friday after being found guilty of espionage charges in a closed-door trial. This hasty pace has fueled speculation that a potential prisoner exchange deal between the United States and Russia involving Gershkovich and potentially other detained Americans may be in …

Russia Convicts Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Of Espionage
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia Convicts Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Of Espionage

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years on charges that his employer and the U.S. have rejected as fabricated. The trial of Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich arrested in Russia on espionage charges began in the city of Yekaterinburg, the Sverdlovsk Region, Russia on …

Russia convicts US journalist of spying in a trial widely seen as politically motivated
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia convicts US journalist of spying in a trial widely seen as politically motivated

Associated Press  

YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and the U.S. government have rejected as fabricated. When Judge Andrei Mineyev asked him if he had any questions about the verdict, he replied “No, your honor.” After Mineyev read the verdict, …

Russia jails US journalist Evan Gershkovich for 16 years on spying charges
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia jails US journalist Evan Gershkovich for 16 years on spying charges

Al Jazeera  

The Wall Street Journal condemns ‘disgraceful, sham conviction’ and says ‘journalism is not a crime’. A Russian court has sentenced American journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison after convicting him for espionage in a closed-door trial, according to state media. Gershkovich was sentenced to “punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 16 years in a …

World reacts to Russia’s sentencing of US journalist Evan Gershkovich
7 months, 3 weeks ago

World reacts to Russia’s sentencing of US journalist Evan Gershkovich

Al Jazeera  

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is found guilty of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a penal colony. A Russian court has found Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage and sentenced the first US journalist accused of spying since the Cold War to 16 years in a penal colony. “The sentencing of WSJ reporter Evan …

Russia sentences U.S. reporter to 16 years in prison after a trial condemned as a sham
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia sentences U.S. reporter to 16 years in prison after a trial condemned as a sham

LA Times  

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage, listening to the verdict against him in a Yekaterinburg, Russia, court on Friday. Journalism is not a crime.” Almar Latour, chief executive of Dow Jones and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, and Editor in Chief Emma Tucker called it a “disgraceful, sham conviction.” “Evan has spent 478 days …

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich convicted of espionage by Russian court in case denounced by US as a sham
7 months, 3 weeks ago

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich convicted of espionage by Russian court in case denounced by US as a sham

CNN  

CNN — Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War, has been found guilty of spying and sentenced to 16 years in prison by a Russian court, in a case that the US government, his newspaper and supporters have denounced as a sham. In a statement following Friday’s sentencing, Gershkovich’s …

Russia prosecutor seeks 18-year sentence for US journalist Evan Gershkovich
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia prosecutor seeks 18-year sentence for US journalist Evan Gershkovich

Al Jazeera  

Court expected to issue verdict in espionage trial of The Wall Street Journal reporter on Friday. A Russian prosecutor is seeking an 18-year sentence for American journalist Evan Gershkovich who has been charged with espionage. ‘Bargaining chip’ Tensions are running high between the US, Gershkovich’s birth country, and Russia, the country of origin of his parents, over Moscow’s role in …

Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

NPR  

Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison toggle caption Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP MOSCOW — A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday — sentencing the American to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a closed-door trial denounced as a sham by the journalist’s newspaper and the U.S. …

Russian court sentences ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter to 16 years in prison colony
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian court sentences ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter to 16 years in prison colony

NPR  

Russian court sentences ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter to 16 years in prison colony Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to 16 years for alleged espionage in a trial that his newspaper and the U.S. government calls a sham. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: A Russian Court has sentenced Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a …

Russia convicts US journalist of espionage in 'politically motivated' trial, sentences him to 16 years
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia convicts US journalist of espionage in 'politically motivated' trial, sentences him to 16 years

India TV News  

Russia convicts US journalist of espionage in 'politically motivated' trial, sentences him to 16 years Gershkovich, 32, was detained in March 2023 while on a reporting trip to the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg and accused of spying for the US. Moscow: In a major development, a Russian court on Friday convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage …

Russian Minister blames U.S. media for hindering prisoner swap talks on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian Minister blames U.S. media for hindering prisoner swap talks on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich

The Hindu  

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blamed American journalists on July 18 for delaying talks between his U.S. counterparts about a possible prisoner exchange involving imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. A day before Mr. Gershkovich is scheduled to appear in court on espionage charges, Mr. Lavrov told a U.N. news conference that confidential negotiations are still “ongoing.” Mr. Gershkovich, …

Closing arguments in espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter will be Friday, court says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Closing arguments in espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter will be Friday, court says

Associated Press  

YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Closing arguments in the espionage trial of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held Friday, a court said, as the proceedings in Russia’s highly politicized legal system picked up speed in a case that has seen the reporter held behind bars for over a year. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday at the United Nations that …

US tells Russian minister Putin should release detained Americans including Gershkovich and Whelan
8 months ago

US tells Russian minister Putin should release detained Americans including Gershkovich and Whelan

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations told Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin should release detained Americans, singling out journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan, and accused the Russian leader of treating “human beings as bargaining chips.” Linda Thomas-Greenfield took the opportunity of Moscow’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, presiding at a U.N. …

Hearing in secret trial of WSJ reporter detained in Russia moved forward
8 months ago

Hearing in secret trial of WSJ reporter detained in Russia moved forward

The Independent  

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