Russian prosecutors request 18-year term for WSJ reporter for spying

Evan Gershkovich has been charged with gathering intelligence about the military industry on behalf of the CIA

Prosecutors in Russia have requested an 18-year term in a maximum-security colony for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is accused of espionage, TASS reported on Friday, citing the Sverdlovsk Regional Court.

The 32-year-old US citizen was arrested in March last yea