WASHINGTON - The US ambassador to Russia on Monday visited jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for the third time and reported that he was in good health.
“Ambassador Tracy said that Evan continues to appear in good health and remains strong, despite his circumstances,” a State Department spokesperson said. He is the first Western journalist arrested and accused of espionage by Moscow since the Soviet era, amid a sharp deterioration of relations over the Ukraine war.
Russia at the time had indicated it was retaliating for the United States not issuing visas for Russian state-affiliated media who sought to visit New York during a trip to the United Nations by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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