US ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy on Thursday visited Evan Gershkovich, the American Wall Street Journal reporter held in Moscow on espionage charges, the embassy said.
The 32-year-old was detained on a reporting trip to the Urals city of Yekaterinburg in March 2023, and is currently being held in Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo prison.
“Evan remains resilient and grateful for the support of friends, family and supporters,” the embassy said in a statement on social media. “We continue to call for Evan’s immediate release.”
Russia’s continued detention of US reporter an ‘attack on free press’: WSJ
Russia’s continued detention of US reporter an ‘attack on free press’: WSJ
Gershkovich, his employer and the US government vehemently reject the spying charges, the first to be levelled against a foreign journalist since the Soviet era.