U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited American Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in March on espionage charges, in a Moscow prison on Monday. She reported that Gershkovich is in good health and remains strong, and the Biden administration is advocating for his release and calling for continued consular access. The U.S. Embassy is providing all necessary support to Gershkovich and his family.
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U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich in a Moscow prison on Monday, reporting that he is in good health. The FSB has yet to provide evidence to support the charges against Gershkovich, and the U.S. Embassy has condemned the arrest and called for his immediate release, which has been widely supported by international media organizations and human rights groups.
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Kremlin critic, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday by a Moscow court for treason and denigrating the Russian military. His arrest and sentencing have been widely condemned by human rights groups and international organizations, including the US Ambassador to Moscow and the European Union. Kara-Murza has twice survived poisonings he blamed on the Kremlin and in his final statement said he remains proud of standing up to Russian President Vladimir Putin's "dictatorship."