Detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershovich received his first visit from a US official – the ambassador to Russia – on Monday as he awaits trial on espionage charges that the US government and international human rights organisations have denounced as fabricated.
Ambassador Lynne Tracy wrote in a statement released throught the US Embassy that Mr Gershovich “remains strong” and reiterated that the US believes the charges against him to be politcally motivated.
