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US journalist goes on trial for espionage in Russia, with a conviction all but certain
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US journalist goes on trial for espionage in Russia, with a conviction all but certain
![Uncredited The Sverdlovsky regional court is seen while Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich attends a court session in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1cf8abb539ea4ae791d5f58b44939be0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Sverdlovsky regional court is seen while Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich attends a court session in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)
![Alexander Zemlianichenko FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, right, is escorted from court in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b3a52339624a4267820ec76423471761/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, right, is escorted from court in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
![Uncredited FILE - Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia on May 31, 2024. Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian national, was arrested in October 2023 in her hometown of Kazan. The Prague-based editor was visiting her ailing mother. She faces multiple charges, including not self-reporting as a "foreign agent" and spreading false information about the Russian military. (AP Photo, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d296cac4c50b46499f7dbe209b734a4e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia on May 31, 2024. Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian national, was arrested in October 2023 in her hometown of Kazan. The Prague-based editor was visiting her ailing mother. She faces multiple charges, including not self-reporting as a "foreign agent" and spreading false information about the Russian military. (AP Photo, File)
![Uncredited The Sverdlovsky regional court is seen while Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich attends a court session in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3274918afd2742d8ad64527c74ce9088/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Sverdlovsky regional court is seen while Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich attends a court session in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)
![Uncredited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/875c28d9083643d28ac2a4fd1fcba423/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)
![Alexander Zemlianichenko FILE – Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was exchanged for WNBA star Brittney Griner, speaks to the media at an opening for an exhibition of his artwork at the Mosfilm studio in Moscow, Russia, on March 7, 2023. The U.S. successfully negotiated high-profile swaps in 2022 for Griner and Marine veteran Trevor Reed — both designated as wrongfully detained. Moscow Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence, and pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, serving 20 years for cocaine trafficking. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9c1e09dbf3e3441eb15c7be694195738/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE – Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was exchanged for WNBA star Brittney Griner, speaks to the media at an opening for an exhibition of his artwork at the Mosfilm studio in Moscow, Russia, on March 7, 2023. The U.S. successfully negotiated high-profile swaps in 2022 for Griner and Marine veteran Trevor Reed — both designated as wrongfully detained. Moscow Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence, and pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, serving 20 years for cocaine trafficking. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
![Uncredited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8ff48bb842a04b36b4e34f0ed8bfde89/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)
![Ramil Sitdikov FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the Uralvagonzavod factory in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2024. The Russian Prosecutor General's office said Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is accused of “gathering secret information” on orders from the CIA about Uralvagonzavod that produces and repairs tanks and other military equipment. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/85bad5d387ef4bb6a5ee5cb6a66b885b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the Uralvagonzavod factory in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2024. The Russian Prosecutor General's office said Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is accused of “gathering secret information” on orders from the CIA about Uralvagonzavod that produces and repairs tanks and other military equipment. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
![Uncredited FILE - Ksenia Khavana sits in a defendants’ cage in a court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 20, 2024. Khavana, 33, was arrested in February on treason charges, accused of collecting money for Ukraine's military. Independent Russian news outlet Mediazona identified her as Ksenia Karelina, her maiden name, and said she had U.S. citizenship after marrying an American. She had returned to Russia from Los Angeles to visit family. The rights group Pervy Otdel said the charges stem from a $51 donation to a U.S. charity that helps Ukraine. (AP Photo, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fd0d45b748254a1c881b5c2d7f448633/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Ksenia Khavana sits in a defendants’ cage in a court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 20, 2024. Khavana, 33, was arrested in February on treason charges, accused of collecting money for Ukraine's military. Independent Russian news outlet Mediazona identified her as Ksenia Karelina, her maiden name, and said she had U.S. citizenship after marrying an American. She had returned to Russia from Los Angeles to visit family. The rights group Pervy Otdel said the charges stem from a $51 donation to a U.S. charity that helps Ukraine. (AP Photo, File)
![Sofia Sandurskaya FILE - Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested on espionage charges, listens to the verdict in court in Moscow, Russia, on June 15, 2020. The 54-year-old corporate security executive from Michigan was arrested in 2018 in Moscow where he was attending a friend's wedding, convicted two years later of espionage, and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He maintains his innocence, saying the charges were fabricated. (Sofia Sandurskaya, Moscow News Agency photo via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cad99fb6ffe3466bbeccf15d904371bd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested on espionage charges, listens to the verdict in court in Moscow, Russia, on June 15, 2020. The 54-year-old corporate security executive from Michigan was arrested in 2018 in Moscow where he was attending a friend's wedding, convicted two years later of espionage, and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He maintains his innocence, saying the charges were fabricated. (Sofia Sandurskaya, Moscow News Agency photo via AP, File)
![Uncredited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/42e4fc2ecd6e42a8808f5d16caa12044/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)
![Alexander Zemlianichenko FILE - WNBA star Brittney Griner is escorted from court after a hearing in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 4, 2022. The U.S. successfully negotiated a swap for Griner and Marine veteran Trevor Reed — both designated as wrongfully detained. Moscow got arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence, and pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, serving 20 years for cocaine trafficking. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3bf7ad60e6024074afb4e0eba76a6370/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - WNBA star Brittney Griner is escorted from court after a hearing in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 4, 2022. The U.S. successfully negotiated a swap for Griner and Marine veteran Trevor Reed — both designated as wrongfully detained. Moscow got arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence, and pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, serving 20 years for cocaine trafficking. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
![Pablo Martinez Monsivais FILE - In this July 16, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands in Helsinki, Finland. President Joe Biden may feel an incentive to secure Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's release because of boasts by Trump, who is his main challenger in this year's election, that he can easily get the journalist freed. The Kremlin says it has not been in touch with Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b9feece6d1644af1a64a04fc83d0478f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - In this July 16, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands in Helsinki, Finland. President Joe Biden may feel an incentive to secure Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's release because of boasts by Trump, who is his main challenger in this year's election, that he can easily get the journalist freed. The Kremlin says it has not been in touch with Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
![Alexander Zemlianichenko FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich speaks with his lawyers in a court in Moscow, Russia, on April 23, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo/Alexander Melnichenko, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e108ae57867f4b0d823b047a1456b30d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich speaks with his lawyers in a court in Moscow, Russia, on April 23, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo/Alexander Melnichenko, File)
![Uncredited Journalists enter a courtroom to take photos and videos of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich prior to hearing in a court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a16e086fd3df4e12aba8eba94986b673/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Journalists enter a courtroom to take photos and videos of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich prior to hearing in a court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)
![Uncredited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e141fced83ee4706a5716dadbfc3e043/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)
![Yuki Iwamura FILE - A billboard calling for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is seen in New York’s Times square on the first anniversary of his jailing in Russia, on March. 29, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e7415b5ac7fa478388b23380903a5c63/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A billboard calling for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is seen in New York’s Times square on the first anniversary of his jailing in Russia, on March. 29, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
![Uncredited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, center, stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4f050bccef194b1491eb995ee21b8147/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, center, stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)
![Alexander Zemlianichenko FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S President Joe Biden shake hands in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021. Biden may feel an incentive to secure Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's release because of boasts by former President Donald Trump, who is his main challenger in this year's election, that he can easily get the journalist freed. The Kremlin says it has not been in touch with Trump. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/978adc7b851c4589aeb33b24c4b1d051/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S President Joe Biden shake hands in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021. Biden may feel an incentive to secure Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's release because of boasts by former President Donald Trump, who is his main challenger in this year's election, that he can easily get the journalist freed. The Kremlin says it has not been in touch with Trump. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)