U.S. Reporter Must Remain in Russian Jail, Court Rules

Moscow court rejects appeal to release Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested while reporting in Russia.
Gershkovich has been denied access to U.S. officials on three occasions and declared wrongfully detained by the U.S. government.
The ruling means Gershkovich will remain jailed until at least late August on espionage charges denounced as illegitimate by the U.S. and media watchdogs.
The case escalates tensions between Washington and Moscow, which may be using detained Americans as bargaining chips.
Gershkovich is the first U.S. reporter charged with espionage in Russia since 1986.