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.