Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia for 16 months, gave an interview on September 29, 2026, describing his imprisonment and the moment he came closest to breaking. He has since been released.
US reporter Evan Gershkovich has published details of his arrest in Russia in 2023, describing it as an elaborate sting operation by the FSB (Russia's federal security service). Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal correspondent, has written a book detailing his imprisonment and investigation into his targeting.