Russia seeks to extend US reporter's detention by three months, US demands release
Gershkovich is the first US journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges since the end of the Cold War.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in March while on a reporting trip and charged with espionage, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention, in Moscow, Russia April 18, 2023(photo credit: REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: