Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's trial for espionage charges in Russia will begin on June 26 in the Sverdlovsky Regional Court in Yekaterinburg, which is where he was arrested.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's trial in Russia on espionage charges will begin on June 26, the court that will hear the case announced Monday. Gershkovich, a 32-year-old U.S. citizen, has been held behind bars since he was arrested in March 2023 on accusations of collecting secret information about the Russian military complex on behalf of the CIA – allegations he, the U.S. Government and The Wall Street Journal have denied. 'Evan has done nothing wrong,' U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested he would consider a prisoner exchange to swap Gershkovich for a Russian national imprisoned in Germany, which appeared to be a reference to Vadim Krasikov, according to The Associated Press. Krasikov is serving a life sentence for the 2019 killing in Berlin of a Georgian citizen of Chechen descent.
Putin told The AP that the U.S. Government is taking 'energetic steps' to free Gershkovich. The Russian leader also told international news agencies at an economic forum in St. Petersburg earlier this month that releases 'aren't decided via mass media' but rather, through a 'discreet, calm and professional approach.' 'And they certainly should be decided only on the basis of reciprocity,' he said, referring to a potential prisoner swap.
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