US Reporter Held by Russia on Spying Charges to Stay in Jail

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow on April 18, 2023. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo

A Russian judge ruled Tuesday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges.

Gershkovich and the U.S. government vehemently deny the allegations.