Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared in a Russian court to face a false accusation of espionage in a secret trial, as a senior Kremlin official said Moscow was open to a prisoner-swap deal.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared in a Russian court to face a false accusation of espionage in a secret trial, as a senior Kremlin official said Moscow was open to a prisoner-swap deal.