Gershkovich's employer and U.S. officials have denounced the trial as sham and illegitimate.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared in court in Russia on Thursday for the second hearing in hisThe court said Gershkovich, 32, appeared for his trial, which is taking place behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg , a city in the Ural Mountains where the journalist was detained while on a reporting trip.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow and Washington's intelligence services are discussing Gershkovich's exchange according to Russian state news agency Tass.
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