Gershkovich and his employer deny the allegations, and the U.S. A Moscow court last week upheld a ruling to keep him in custody until Aug. He is being held at Moscow's Lefortovo prison, notorious for its harsh conditions. The 31-year-old Gershkovich was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg while on a reporting trip to Russia. Embassy did not immediately provide more information. Ambassador to Moscow, Lynne Tracy, on Monday was allowed to visit Gershkovich for the first time since April. He didn't offer any further details, but added that "the lawful right to consular contacts must be ensured on both sides." "They must be carried out and continue in complete silence." "We have said that there have been certain contacts on the subject, but we don't want them to be discussed in public," Peskov said in a conference call with reporters. custody on cybercrime charges, could potentially herald a prisoner swap, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow and Washington have touched on the issue. regarding a possible prisoner exchange that could potentially involve jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, but reaffirmed that such talks must be held out of the public eye.Īsked whether Monday's consular visits to Gershkovich, who has been held behind bars in Moscow since March on charges of espionage, and Vladimir Dunaev, a Russian citizen in U.S. The Kremlin on Tuesday held the door open for contacts with the U.S.
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