and what did you know early on? he was taken to this prison in moscow, which is notorious, it is a prison that has been around since the cold war, since long before that. it is where they tend to take political prisoners. he is there. one thing that we can report is he was finally granted consular access, the last time he got that was april 17. the us ambassador went to visit him onjuly three. we have very limited information but he is in good health. and he is bearing up 0k. i think he is there, he is reading, he can receive letters from people and he can send letters out, all heavily censored, ithink, everybody goes through the centre, but he is doing. he is looking after himself as best he can. does he have access to a lawyer? yes, he has some wonderful russian lawyers. that is where we get most of our information.
the soviet union in the 19705 to start a new life in america. they took advantage of an opening that allowed waves ofjews to leave the soviet union. evan and his older sister danielle were both born in the us and were educated here. the thing about is is bilingual and he was very interested in his heritage. they spoke russian at home with his parents and he was fascinated. his parents had taken him back there on holiday. he loved the country. and he really understood the country as well. and this is what makes him such a great reporter. and what do you know now about the conditions that he is being held in and what did you know early on? he was taken to this prison in moscow, which is notorious, it is a prison that has been around since the cold war, since long before that.
what is the latest on the u.s. efforts to get him out of prison? reporter: well, most recently there have been two consular visits by the ambassador to russia, and met only the second time at the prison in moscow. she reported that she was in good health and remains strong despite the circumstances. let s make no mistakes, the circumstances are difficult. it s a lonely, isolated place for him to be. secretary blinken made a determination that evan gershkovich is wrongfully detained by russia and has to be released immediately. let s take a listen to what ella millman, evan s mother had to say about the situation. president biden s promise to do whatever it takes to bring evan back, i rely on his team on their expertise. he s an american boy, bringing
coming on the programme this evening. what can you tell us about kevin s state of mind at the moment and where he is being held? 50 he is bein: held and where he is being held? 50 he is being held at and where he is being held? 50 he is being held at the and where he is being held? 50 he is being held at the prison and where he is being held? so he is being held at the prison in and where he is being held? so he is being held at the prison in moscow, | being held at the prison in moscow, the fsp s mean prison. we have. he is doing as well as can be expected, from what we understand commits 100 days as of today that he has been detained. he receives letters and care packages from his family and friends from all of us in the newsroom as well. he reads a lot, he s able to write back out, he has some personal items, but he is in a small cell with a cell mates, so clearly it s a difficult situation for him. . ., clearly it s a difficult situation for him. , , ., clearly it s a diff
being sentenced to 25 years in prison for condemning the war in ukraine. the british russian citizen was on trial for crimes including treason and spreading fake news and cnn s claire sebastian joins us live from london. good morning to you, claire. so what more can you tell us about both of these cases? resume, which the wall street journal reporter we expect that appeal to begin in a moscow court in a little under two hours from now, as you say his current status is that he is in pretrial detention in the notoriously formative of prison in moscow. that is, until may 29th. we don t know whether that could be addressed potentially in this hearing, but he is facing espionage charges which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years. and of course, the u. s government has, uh, has a called him wrongfully detained, which means that they are now working to secure his release. the russian authorities have said that they want this to play out