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U.S. ambassador meets again with detained WSJ reporter in Moscow

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2023. On Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy made her third visit to Gershkovich, who has been behind bars in Russia since March on charges of espionage. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy speaks to the media outside a court building after a hearing to consider an appeal against the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March while on a reporting trip and accused of espionage, in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

Overview

  • U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited detained WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich for the third time.
  • Gershkovich has been held in Moscow on denied espionage charges since March.
  • The U.S. Embassy said Gershkovich appears in good health despite his circumstances.
  • The Wall Street Journal originally reported this information.
  • The WSJ reporter covering the story is Rami Ayyub.