American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who is currently jailed in Russia, has been charged with espionage by the Federal Security Service (FSB). Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, has entered a formal denial of the charges, which have been widely condemned as "baseless" and "fabricated." U.S. officials have called for Gershkovich's immediate release, and the Wall Street Journal has also called for his release, saying that the charges against him are "unfounded and politically motivated."
