Espionage trial of US journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russia reaches closing arguments

FILE – Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Court officials say closing arguments in the espionage trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held on Friday, July 19, 2024, as proceedings accelerate in a case that has kept the reporter in pretrial detention for more than a year. (AP Photo, File)