Gershkovich was arrested in March and accused of espionage, which he and his newspaper deny. The US says he has been wrongfully detained and is attempting to gain his release.
Many US reporters left Russia after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine last year – and more have left since the detention of Gershkovich.
Russia's FSB security service said on 30 March it had arrested Evan Gershkovich, accusing him of gathering information about a Russian defence company that was a state secret.
Evan Gershkovich’s hearing on 18 April will be held behind closed doors since Russia considers information related to the charges as classified, Interfax reported.
Interfax quoted FSB saying Evan Gershkovich had been tasked ‘by American side’ with gathering information on ‘activities of one of the enterprises of military-defence complex.’
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