U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich attends court in Russia for espionage charges hearing

Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich faced his second espionage trial hearing in Russia, as the court disclosed. Gershkovich, alongside his employer and the U.S. government, refutes the espionage allegations. Accused by the Russian Prosecutor General’s office of collecting classified data on behalf of the CIA regarding Uralvagonzavod, a military equipment production plant near Yekaterinburg, the journalist finds himself entangled in a legal battle. The trial unfolds in secrecy in Yekaterinburg, where Gershkovich, 32, was arrested during a reporting assignment in March 2023.