U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, stands inside a defendants' cage before a hearing to consider an appeal on his extended detention at The Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2023. He is the first U.S. journalist to be detained in Russia since the Cold War. Mr. Gershkovich and his employer deny the allegations, and the U.S. government has declared him to be wrongfully detained. “He was arrested in Russia during the course of simply doing his job as a journalist. Initially, U.S. officials wanted to exchange both Mr. Whelan and Ms. Griner for Mr.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 08, 2023 15:23 UTC