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Russia extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich to late November amid espionage charges

  • Gershkovich was arrested in Russia in late March and has been held in detention since then.
  • Moscow courts have repeatedly extended his detention at the request of Russian authorities.
  • Gershkovich and the WSJ deny the espionage allegations, calling them politically motivated.
  • The US government has declared Gershkovich as wrongfully detained and is pushing for his release.
  • A prisoner exchange between the US and Russia is seen as a possibility for freeing Gershkovich.
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