Espionage trial of journalist Evan Gershkovich begins in Russia

NORMAN HERMANT, REPORTER: For the last 15 months, this is all the world has seen of Evan Gershkovich.

EVA HARTOG: Evan, like myself, Evan has Russian roots and so he was very curious about the country that his parents were linked to in this very deep way. So that curiosity and enthusiasm really helped convince me and helped him get the job. NORMAN HERMANT: A worldwide campaign has been mobilised by his family and the Wall Street Journal to free Gershkovich.JOE BIDEN, US PRESIDENT : Journalism’s clearly not a crime, not here, not there, not anywhere in the world. And Putin should release Evan and Alsu immediately.

MATTHEW SUSSEX, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY: The main function it serves is really to get its operatives out of American custody, or Western custody, and also, I think to show that Russian intelligence is quite pervasive in the West. In an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson in February Vladimir Putin essentially admitted Gershkovich would also be swapped.

MATTHEW SUSSEX: If you are a dual national and you're in the Russian Federation, you probably really should reconsider whether you want to stay or not and that's particularly if you are in a profession like journalism.

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