US Ambassador to Russia Meets Jailed Wall Street Journal Reporter Gershkovich

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March while on a reporting trip and accused of espionage, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention, in Moscow on June 22, 2023. Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuter

The United States ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, was able to visit detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for the second time in Moscow on July 3, the State Department announced.

“Ambassador Tracy reports that Mr. Gershkovich is in good health and remains strong, despite his circumstances,” a State Department spokesperson said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times following Monday’s visit.