The trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich, detained in Russia on espionage charges, will be held behind closed doors, according to Russian state media.
Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was arrested last March in Yekaterinburg and has been accused of collecting secret information from a Russian tank factory.
He denies the allegations, and the US government has called the charges baseless, while the Wall Street Journal has denounced the trial as a sham.
Gershkovich's trial is scheduled to begin on June 26th at a court in Yekaterinburg.
