US reporter remains in Russian jail on spying charges.

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US reporter remains in Russian jail on spying charges.
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American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on spying charges in Russia, will remain jailed until at least May 29, according to a Russian judge. Gershkovich and the US government deny the allegations. He is the first US correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying allegations. Gershkovich could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. The arrest comes amid a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on press freedom and opposition activists, and as tensions between the West and Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine continue.

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