WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Remains Hopeful in Russian Detention
Imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested last month in Russia on espionage charges, wrote a letter to his family saying he is "not losing hope" and joked about prison food. His family received the handwritten letter, dated April 5, nine days later. Gershkovich has had supervised visits with Russian lawyers but none so far from US embassy officials. The US has demanded that Moscow allow US embassy officials to visit Gershkovich, citing the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Gershkovich is the first foreign reporter to face spying charges in Russia since the Cold War.