Russia's foreign minister said Wednesday that Russia has 'irrefutable evidence' that imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is guilty of espionage, one day before Gershkovich is scheduled to appear in court.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 26, 2024. The U.S. Ambassador told Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday, July 16, that President Vladimir Putin should release detained Americans, singling …“I would like to assure you that, just as much as you do, we are in favor of journalism and freedom of speech,”was arrested while on a reporting trip in Yekaterinburg, a city in the Ural Mountains.
“When our journalists started to be chased away, when our media outlets were shut down, first we preferred not to respond,”“It went to some hideous, terrible steps, absolutely reckless steps, and we’ve been obliged to respond an eye for an eye,” he said.is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday for the second hearing in his trial. If he is convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison, thoughRussian courts convict more than 99% of defendants.
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