US Journalist Evan Gershkovich Ordered to Stand Trial in Russia on Spying Charges

Published on June 13, 2024

Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen and reporter for The Wall Street Journal who has been detained in Russia for more than a year, will stand trial on allegations he secretly spied on Russia on behalf of the CIA. Members of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested Mr. Gershkovich, 32, on March 29, 2023, while he was on assignment in Yekaterinburg for The Wall Street Journal. He has remained in Russian custody for more than a year since the arrest. The FSB alleged that Mr. Gershkovich was attempting to obtain classified information concerning Russia at the time of his arrest. On Thursday, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia announced it had finished reviewing an indictment for espionage against Mr. Gershkovich....

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