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Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich Appeals Arrest on Spying Charges in Russia 

HeadlineApr 04, 2023

In Russia, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has filed an appeal after he was arrested last week and charged with espionage. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted by a court in Moscow. On Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he’d spoken with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about Gershkovich’s case, as well as that of another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan.

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