The ruling means Gershkovich, who was detained in March 2023 while on a reporting trip, will remain jailed on espionage charges until at least late June
Although Gershkovich is often seen smiling in the brief appearances in court, friends and family say he finds it hard to face a wall of cameras pointing at him as if he were an animal in a zoo
Most of the interview focused on Ukraine, where the war is nearing the two-year mark, with Putin pointing at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s refusal to conduct talks with the Kremlin
Gershkovich has the right to appeal within three days. Previous appeals to be released from Moscow’s Lefortovo prison while awaiting trial have been refused
The Biden administration has made a new and significant offer aimed at securing the release of American detainees Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich, but Russia h