Public appearance since being arrested by russian authorities last month. his case marks the first time that a western journalist has been charged with espionage in russia since the cold war. and while gorshkov itches arrest falls in line with the broader campaign by the kremlin to quash dissent, many see it as a new warning sign to foreign journalists, who until now had typically been spared from the government s harsh laws. criminalizing what it views as fake news. to talk about the view from russia. we re lucky to have the new york times, says moscow bureau chief anton train of ski with us in person today. and on. welcome thank you for having me. you. you re you re just here briefly visiting first tell me about evan is the what strikes you about this whole case that is that that we should pay attention to it s a case that really should concern journalists everywhere and i think should concern frankly, everyone because getting
Sound the alarm on gorshkov itches arrest. so now this latest arrest comes almost three weeks to the day that herskovits himself was arrested today for the first time since then we saw him in public. he appeared in the russian courtroom, which meant that he was inside a cage . this was a glass cage. there. he is dressed in a shirt and jeans. that s all we saw of him. at today s hearing, a judge rejected the americans request to be placed under house arrest, which means that he is going to continue being locked up inside of one of russia s most notorious jails. the lefortovo prison. earlier we spoke to the fiancee of another journalist who was held there at lefortovo even saffron off. he was arrested in july. 2020 accused of disclosing state secrets. so for months he was held at lefortovo, then he was sentenced to 22 years. his fiancee tells us that the conditions there in that prison where evan gorski, which is tonight are brutal. it s a terrible place, actually, um. the light is on th