US reporter Gershkovich to go on trial in Russia on June 26

The trial of US journalist Evan Gershkovich, who faces espionage charges in Russia, will begin on June 26, 2024. The trial will be held behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg. He was arrested in 2023 and was accused of working for the CIA, collecting secret information about a Russian tank maker. The US and Wall Street Journal dismissed the charges as lacking credibility. It also condemned the trial as a sham and outrageous.