Feb 20 WATCH: State Department holds briefing after a Russian court extends the pretrial detention for an American reporter By Associated Press A court in the Russian capital has ruled to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges that he denies. Continue reading
Dec 05 The U.S. has made an offer to bring home jailed Americans in Russia. Moscow rejected it By Associated Press Spokesman Matthew Miller did not reveal the details of the offer nor why Russia had turned it down, but the proposal was a fresh indication that Washington is still trying to negotiate with Moscow to get both men home. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Gershkovich loses appeal to be released while awaiting trial in Russia In our news wrap Tuesday, American journalist Evan Gershkovich lost an appeal to be released while he awaits trial on sham espionage charges in Russia, searchers in Afghanistan scaled back the hunt for survivors of Saturday's devastating earthquake and police… Continue watching
Oct 10 WSJ reporter loses appeal and will remain in Russian jail through November By Associated Press The journalist was detained in March while on a reporting trip to the city of Yekaterinburg, about 1,200 miles east of Moscow. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: UAW strike expands to more Ford and GM plants In our news wrap Friday, the United Auto Workers strike expanded to two more Ford and GM plants in the Midwest, suicide bombings in Pakistan killed at least 57 people, the World Court called for Azerbaijan to withdraw troops from… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Americans freed from Iran arrive back in the U.S. In our news wrap Tuesday, the five Americans freed in a prisoner swap with Iran are back on U.S. soil, forces in Azerbaijan fired on Armenian military positions killing at least five, India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat hours after… Continue watching
Sep 19 Moscow court declines to hear an appeal by jailed WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich By Associated Press Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared in a Moscow court, seeking release from jail on espionage charges, but it declined to hear his appeal and returned the case to a lower court due to unspecified procedural violations. Continue reading
Sep 15 U.S. ambassador visits jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia By Associated Press The U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Friday, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow said in an online statement. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Putin says Prigozhin was a talented person who ‘made serious mistakes in life Russian President Putin offered his first public acknowledgment of Yevgeny Prigozhin's presumed death as investigators comb through the wreckage of his jet that crashed outside Moscow, a Russian court ruled American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail until at… Continue watching
Aug 24 Moscow court extends jailed WSJ reporter’s arrest until late November, Russian media reports By Associated Press Russian state news agency Tass says the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained on espionage charges, has been extended to Nov. 30. Continue reading