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Trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich resumes in Yekaterinburg. Prosecutors seek 18-year sentence

Prosecutors have asked a Russian court to sentence Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to 18 years in prison on espionage charges. The Wall Street Journal, as well as the US State Department, categorically reject these accusations, claiming that they are politically motivated.

On July 19, the court heard closing arguments. The American State Department and Gershkovich's employer demanded the immediate release of the journalist, reports Radio Free Europe.

The trial, which began on June 26, is being held behind closed doors. Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinburg in March 2023 while on a business trip.

He was later accused of trying to get information about an arms factory, which produced tanks, and pass it on to the United States Central Intelligence Agency. He is the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the end of the Cold War in 1991.

Aged 32, Gershkovich was born in America to immigrants from the former Soviet Union. The journalist faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.

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