The American Journalist on Trial in Russia

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🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist for The Wall Street Journal, was detained in Russia more than a year ago. He has been locked up in a high-security prison and accused of spying for the U.S. government. His trial, held in secret, is now underway. Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times, discusses the complicated geopolitics behind Mr. Gershkovich’s detention and the efforts to get him home. Guest: Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Katrin Benholt. This is the Daily.
0:05.0	Now to a big setback for Evan Gerskovic.
0:14.0	The Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia on espionage charges for more than a year.
0:18.0	American journalist Evan Gerskovich was detained in Russia more than a year ago.
0:22.0	The reporter for the Wall Street Journal is accused of spying for the US
0:26.0	and could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.
0:31.0	Gerskovich has been locked up in a high security prison accused of spying for the US government.
0:36.1	The Russian authorities did not even provide any evidence of a crime.
0:40.8	In fact, they have provided no real justification for holding him.
0:45.0	His trial, held in secret, is now underway.
0:49.0	Today, my colleague Anton Traunovsky
0:52.0	on the complicated geopolitics
0:53.6	behind Gerskovich's detention,
0:55.9	and the efforts to get him home. It's Wednesday, July 3rd.
1:08.7	It's Wednesday, July 3rd. Anton Evan Gerskovich, an American journalist is now on trial in a Russian court defending himself against
1:24.5	allegations of being a spy for the CIA. If convicted, Evan is looking at up to
1:29.5	20 years in prison. You know Evan well. Tell us a little bit about him.
1:35.0	So Evan is a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, writing about Russia.
1:40.0	He's 32 years old. He grew up in New Jersey and in addition to having this journalistic
1:47.8	curiosity about the world had this really personal interest in Russia that came in part clearly from his
1:56.2	upbringing.
1:57.2	Evans parents are Soviet Jewish emigrates to the U.S.
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