WSJ Reporter Marks 250 Days Detained in Russia as Negotiations for His Release Stall
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Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has been detained in Russia for over 250 days on espionage charges that the US and WSJ deny.
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Russia rejected a recent "substantial" US proposal to release Gershkovich and fellow detainee Paul Whelan.
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Gershkovich was arrested in March while reporting on the Russian mercenary group Wagner in Yekaterinburg.
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He is being held in Moscow's infamous Lefortovo Prison with detention extended to January 2023.
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The US expected Whelan, held for 16 years on disputed spy charges, to be released in the Griner deal, but he remains imprisoned.