Russia to start secret trial of US journalist Gershkovich on espionage charge

- US journalist Evan Gershkovich will face the start of a closed-door trial on espionage charges in Russia on Wednesday, more than a year after he became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be detained on such accusations.

The Kremlin has provided no public evidence for the allegations, saying only that he was caught "red-handed". Washington has accused Moscow of arresting its citizens on baseless charges to use them as bargaining chips to secure the release of Russians convicted abroad. US President Joe Biden, who hailed Gershkovich as courageous for his reporting in Russia, has said his administration will work "every day" to bring the reporter home.

Russia holds other US citizens in its jails, including marine Paul Whelan, in prison for over five years on spying charges, and US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who was detained last year while visiting family.Raised in New Jersey and a fluent Russian speaker, Gershkovich reported from Russia for six years and stayed there even as dozens of other Western journalists left in the wake of Moscow's Ukraine offensive.

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