The U.S. ambassador to Russia meets with a detained Wall Street Journal reporter

Evan Gershkovich has been held at Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo Prison since late March on accusations of espionage that the United States and his employer vehemently reject.

The U.S. ambassador to Russia, Lynne M. Tracy, met with the detained Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich at Lefortovo Prison in Moscow on Monday, according to the State Department.

It was the first time since April 17 that an American diplomatic official had been able to meet with Mr. Gershkovich, who has been held for more than 13 weeks on what American officials have said are bogus allegations of espionage.

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