The espionage trial of a U.S. journalist in Russia is scheduled to commence on June 26 behind closed doors. The journalist, a U.S. citizen, has been in custody since March 2023 and faces a potential 20-year prison sentence if found guilty.
The trial will take place at the Sverdlovsky Regional Court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, where the journalist was initially arrested before being transferred to Moscow's Lefortovo prison. The proceedings will be closed to the public, as is customary in espionage cases.
