U.S. envoy pays first visit to WSJ reporter Gershkovich in Moscow prison

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy stands in a court building during a hearing of the case of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is accused of treason and of discrediting the Russian army, in Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

(Reuters) -U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy on Monday said she had made her first visit to jailed Wall Street reporter Evan Gershkovich, who Moscow arrested two weeks ago on charges of spying.

"He feels well and is holding up. We reiterate our call for Evan's immediate release," Tracy said in a statement in Russian on Telegram.