"Russia Extends Detention of Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich for Another Year"

A Russian court has extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been held on what the U.S. calls bogus espionage charges for over a year, until at least June 30. The U.S. ambassador to Russia has denounced the accusations as untrue and called for Gershkovich's release, while also highlighting the case of U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan, who has been detained for over five years. Analysts suggest that Moscow may be using jailed Americans as bargaining chips amid heightened U.S.-Russian tensions over the military operation in Ukraine.