Kirill Zarubin –

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)

Russia convicts US reporter of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated

July 19, 2024 at 8:53 a.m.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and the U.S. government have...

Closing arguments in espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter will be Friday, court says

July 18, 2024 at 11:24 a.m.

Closing arguments in the espionage trial of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held Friday, a court said, as the proceedings in Russia’s highly politicized legal system picked up speed...

A US journalist goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he and his employer deny

June 26, 2024 at 8:58 a.m.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Russian city on espionage charges that he,...

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