The Wall Street Journal reporter’s mother said after this week’s hearing, “For us, the hard part is that we could leave, and he couldn’t.”

The ruling means Evan Gershkovich will remain in pretrial detention at Moscow’s Lefortovo prison until May 29, although Russian authorities can extend that period.

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The handwritten letter in Russian is the first direct communication Evan Gershkovich has had with his family.

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The official designation enables the U.S. to press a foreign government and unlocks other resources to work on freeing Mr. Gershkovich.

Evan Gershkovich was on assignment for The Wall Street Journal when he was arrested in Yekaterinburg by the Federal Security Service and detained on spying charges.

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The Wall Street Journal reporter was detained by Russia’s Federal Security Service in March.

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