Russian Court Extends Pre-Trial Detention of WSJ Reporter Gershkovich by 2 Months

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his pre-trial detention on espionage charges in Moscow on Oct. 10, 2023. Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters

MOSCOW—A Moscow сourt extended the custody of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by two months on Friday as he awaits trial on spying charges that he denies.

Video released by Moscow City Court showed the reporter standing in a barred cage in the courtroom to listen to the decision, which extends his custody until March 30.