The U.S. State Department reported it in December, without offering details, and said Russia rejected it.
In Russia, espionage trials can last for more than a year.
Gershkovich is the first American reporter to be charged with espionage in Russia since 1986, when Nicholas Daniloff, a Moscow correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, was arrested by the KGB.
Analysts have said that Moscow may be using jailed Americans as bargaining chips after U.S.-Russian tensions soared when Russia sent troops into Ukraine.
At least two U.S. citizens arrested in Russia in recent years, including WNBA star Brittney Griner, have been exchanged for Russians jailed in the U.S.
Persons:
—, Evan Gershkovich, General Stuart Wilson, Gershkovich, “, Vladimir Putin, Paul Whelan, Putin, Biden, ” Putin, Nicholas Daniloff, Brittney
Organizations:
MOSCOW, Wall Street, United States, Ria Novosti, Russia’s Federal Security Service, U.S, Kremlin, U.S . State Department, Russian Foreign Ministry, U.S . News
Locations:
Moscow, Russian, American, Yekaterinburg, United States, Russia, Ukraine, U.S