Evan Gershkovich's father says there is 'absolutely nothing' he can do even though he would 'like a chance to do anything'.
The mother of Evan Gershkovich, the US reporter detained on espionage charges in Russia, has said nothing gives her hope that her son will be freed.
"The conviction rate in Russia is almost 100%," one of his colleagues pointed out during an interview with his parents.Is there anything that gives her hope, Shelby Holliday asked.Mikhail Gershkovich, the journalist's father, said there was"absolutely nothing" he can do, even though he would"like a chance to do anything"., is being held at the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow and faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted.
"Seeing him just brought him a little bit back to me," his father told the WSJ."Physical closeness made it a little more bearable."Then she remembered her child was in a courtroom, she said.
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