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- US ambassador reiterated call for Gershkovich's immediate release
MOSCOW: US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy said on Monday she had made a first visit in jail to Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter accused by Moscow of spying, and had found him in good spirits.
鈥淭his is the first time we鈥檝e had consular access to Evan since his wrongful detention over two weeks ago. He feels well and is holding up. We reiterate our call for Evan鈥檚 immediate release,鈥� Tracy said in a short statement in Russian on Telegram.
Gershkovich was arrested last month in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg. His newspaper and Washington have rejected the charge of espionage, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.