Russia to start secret trial of US journalist Evan Gershkovich on espionage charge
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US journalist Evan Gershkovich will face the start of a closed-door trial on espionage charges in Russia on Wednesday, more than a year after he became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be detained on such accusations.