A Moscow court on Thursday ruled that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August, rejecting the American journalist’s appeal to be released. He is being held on an allegation of espionage that he, The Wall Street Journal and the US government deny. A Moscow court ruled last month to keep him in custody until August 30, but his lawyers had challenged the decision. “There’s always a little bit of hope when these things happen, but we understand we’re in it for the long haul,” Danielle Gershkovich told The Wall Street Journal. Gershkovich is the first American journalist arrested in Russia on espionage charges since the end of the Cold War.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 23, 2023 03:22 UTC