Six months after Evan Gershkovich was arrested by Russian security services, accused of espionage and sent to a notoriously harsh Moscow prison, his family is steeling for an indeterminable wait. From their home city of Philadelphia, his parents and sister wait for updates from Mr. Gershkovich’s employer, The Wall Street Journal, whose lawyers are fighting his case in a Moscow court. They wait for their deliveries of Mr. Gershkovich’s handwritten letters from prison. Mr. Gershkovich faces up to 20 years in prison on espionage charges that he, the U.S. government and The Wall Street Journal have vehemently denied. In the meantime, a court has twice extended his pretrial detention, which will last at least through Nov. 30.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 29, 2023 17:35 UTC