Russia|The trial of a US journalist accused of espionage will begin in Russia at the end of June. According to the Kremlin spokesperson, Russia may also consider a prisoner exchange in his case.
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The trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich will begin in Russia at the end of June.
In Gershkovich’s case, Russia may also consider a prisoner exchange.
Russia accuses Gershkovich of working for the CIA and collecting secret information about a Russian tank manufacturer.
The United States has accused Russia of inventing trumped-up charges.
in Russia of a US journalist who had been imprisoned for more than a year by Evan Gershkovich the trial is scheduled to take place at the end of June. It tells about it, among other things The Wall Street Journalfor which Gershkovich has worked as a correspondent.
According to the Sverdlovsk Regional Court, the exact date of the first hearing is June 26. The trial takes place behind closed doors.
According to the Reuters news agency, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday also hinted at the possibility of a prisoner exchange in Gershkovich’s case. However, he did not agree to name whom Russia could accept in return for the release of the American journalist.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Russian president Vladimir Putin had hinted in February that a prisoner swap could be considered for a Russian assassin Vadim Krasikov under.
Krasikov is serving a life sentence in Germany. In 2019, he shot a Chechen man born in Georgia Zemlihan Khangoshvili executed execution style next to a Berlin playground in broad daylight.
Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinburg in March of last year. He has been waiting for his trial for about 15 months.
Russian prosecutors said last week that Gershkovich is accused of working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and gathering secret information about a Russian tank manufacturer.
The Russian intelligence service FSB has claimed to have caught Gershkovich in the act when he was trying to obtain military secrets. He is the first American journalist to be accused of espionage in Russia since the Cold War.
If the court finds Gershkovich guilty of espionage, he could receive up to 20 years in prison.
The United States has accused Russia of inventing trumped-up charges. Gershkovich has also denied the charges.
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