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Secretive FSB Unit Steers Russia’s Sweeping Wartime Spy Crackdown – WSJ

The FSB’s Department for Counterintelligence Operations was previously identified as leading the March 2023 arrest of U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich...

Russian Judge Who Convicted Gershkovich Says Court Did Not Examine Material Evidence

"Why did it go so quickly? The thing is, the court did not examine material evidence," Judge Andrei Mineyev said.

Kremlin Denies Interview Request From Freed WSJ Reporter Gershkovich

Gershkovich made a handwritten request to interview Putin while filling out a form requesting a presidential pardon ahead of the prisoner exchange.

Biden, Harris Greet U.S. Prisoners Released in Huge Swap With Russia

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva were greeted by cheers from family and friends as they disembarked a plane, before each embracing Biden...

What We Know About the Prisoner Exchange Between Russia and the West

The unprecedented exchange is expected to involve dozens of prisoners.

opinion Pyotr Kozlov

How the Kremlin Is Shorting Evan Gershkovich’s Position and Cashing Out

The U.S. reporter’s swift trial and conviction shows that the Kremlin is ready to capitalize on its hostage-taking strategy.

opinion Moscow Times Staff

The Moscow Times Calls for Evan Gershkovich to Be Freed

Evan worked for The Moscow Times in Russia for three years. He is not a spy. He is a journalist who has been unjustly imprisoned for doing his job.

Russia Sentences Evan Gershkovich to 16 Years in Prison on Spying Charges

The American is the first Western journalist to be charged and convicted of espionage in modern Russia.

Gershkovich’s Closed Espionage Trial Resumes in Russia’s Yekaterinburg

The trial was originally set to resume on Aug. 13, but the Wall Street Journal reporter’s defense lawyers had requested the date be moved up.

Evan Gershkovich’s Trial to Resume on July 18

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court was originally scheduled to resume hearings in the espionage case against Gershkovich on Aug. 13.

U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich Goes on Trial for Espionage in Closed Russian Court

His employer, The Wall Street Journal, has already slammed the trial as a “sham” process.

Moscow Says Awaits U.S. Response to Prisoner Swap Proposals

"The ball is in the court of the United States," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state media.

U.S. Reporter Gershkovich to Stand Trial in Russia on June 26

The Sverdlovsk regional court handling Evan Gershkovich's case said the trial would be held behind closed doors.

Russia Sends U.S. Reporter Gershkovich’s Case to Trial

Evan Gershkovich was accused of working for the CIA and collecting "secret information" about the tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod.

Russia Rejects U.S. Journalist Gershkovich’s Detention Appeal

Gershkovich, 32, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has been in Moscow's notorious Lefortovo prison for more than a year after he was arrested while...

‘A Very Grim Milestone’: Evan Gershkovich Marks 1 Year in Russian Jail

The American reporter's family and friends say they are holding on to hope that he will be released from Russia.

Moscow Says Talks Ongoing Over Gershkovich Exchange

"We have repeatedly said that there are certain contacts, but they must be carried out in absolute silence," Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Russia Extends Evan Gershkovich’s Pre-Trial Detention Ahead of Arrest Anniversary

This coming Friday marks one year since the U.S. reporter was arrested by FSB agents in the city of Yekaterinburg.

Fighting to Free Evan Gershkovich From Russia, One Year On

Evan’s close friend, The Guardian's Russia correspondent Pjotr Sauer joins us to discuss the first anniversary of his arrest in Russia and the efforts...

Putin Discussed Prisoner Swap Hours Before Navalny’s Death – Agentstvo

Journalist Christo Grozev, who was reportedly aware of plans to swap Navalny, said that Putin had “probably agreed” to the exchange.

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