United States Consul General Stuart Wilson attended the hearing at Lefortovo District Court, which took place behind closed doors because authorities say details of the criminal case against the American journalist are classified.
Russia's Federal Security Service alleged that the reporter, 'acting on the instructions of the American side, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex.'
Putin was replying to a question about an offer the Biden administration made to secure the two men's release.
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