Closing Arguments Set for July 19 in Russian Trial of US Journalist

A Russian court said it will hear closing arguments on July 19 in the alleged espionage trial of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich. Mr. Gershkovich, who has been in custody for more than a year, attended the trial on July 18, according to the court. The trial is taking place behind closed doors, and reporters could not see Mr. Gershkovich, unlike in previous court sessions when he was briefly visible before the start of the proceedings. It is not unusual for espionage cases to be cloaked in secrecy. The 32-year-old journalist for The Wall Street Journal was arrested by Russia’s Federal Security Service on March 29, 2023, while on assignment in Yekaterinburg, about 900 miles east of Moscow....