Evan Gershkovich news
The gist
Evan Gershkovich says his 2023 arrest in Russia was a carefully planned FSB sting.
His memoir, out September 29, details the operation and his 16 months in Lefortovo.
How it unfolded
- Mar 2023Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal correspondent, was detained in Yekaterinburg.
- Feb 2024Putin told US television host Tucker Carlson in an interview that Gershkovich was a spy; Carlson asked about prospects for his release while he was in pretrial detention.
- Jul 19, 2024Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a penal colony on espionage charges after being accused of collecting classified information about Uralvagonzavod's operations.