Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Friday, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow said in an online statement. Tracy, the U.S. ambassador, visited Gershkovich in prison several times since his arrest, most recently in August. Gershkovich is the first American reporter to face espionage charges in Russia since September 1986, when Nicholas Daniloff, a Moscow correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, was arrested by the KGB. At least two U.S. citizens arrested in Russia in recent years — including WNBA star Brittney Griner — have been exchanged for Russians jailed in the U.S. In Russia, espionage investigations and trials can last for more than a year.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 15, 2023 18:17 UTC