U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited Evan Gershkovich, the American reporter held in Moscow on espionage charges, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow announced. The embassy said on X, formerly Twitter, that Tracy visited the "wrongfully detained reporter in the Lefortovo pretrial detention center" on January 18. "Evan remains resilient and grateful for the support of friends, family and supporters," the embassy said. "We continue to call for Evan's immediate release." Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023 in Yekaterinburg for allegedly spying, a charge he and his employer, The Wall Street Journal, vehemently deny.
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