Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage
has been charged with espionage in Russia and has entered his official denial, Russian state news agency Tass reported Friday.
Tass said a law enforcement source informed the news agency that Russia’s Federal Security Service officially chargedIn the Russian legal system, the filing of charges means the formal start of a criminal probe.
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