Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, faces 20 years in prison if convicted of espionage charges related to gathering secret information on a Russian military facility.
The U.S. government, Gershkovich, and his employer deny the allegations against him, stating that journalism is not a crime and demanding his immediate release.
Russia's Federal Security Service accused Gershkovich of acting on U.S. orders to collect state secrets without providing any evidence to support the claims.
Despite efforts by the Biden administration to secure Gershkovich's release, Russia stated it would only consider a prisoner swap after a trial verdict.
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