The U.S. ambassador to Russia was granted access to jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Monday, reports Ann Simmons of The Journal.
Simmons reports, “U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy’s visit to Gershkovich at Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison follows two earlier meetings that came amid friction between Washington and Moscow over the infrequency of consular access to the American reporter. Monday’s visit occurred six weeks after Tracy’s last meeting with Gershkovich on July 3.
“‘Ambassador Tracy reported that Evan continues to appear in good health and remains strong, despite the circumstances,’ the U.S. Embassy in Moscow said in a statement.
“Gershkovich, a 31-year-old U.S. citizen who was accredited by Russia’s Foreign Ministry to work as a journalist, was detained by agents from Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, while on a reporting trip in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on March 29. He is being held on an allegation of espionage that he, the Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny.”
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