{
  "id": 9785605,
  "title": "Evan Gershkovich Says His Arrest in Russia Was Carefully Planned FSB Sting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/evan-gershkovich-says-his-arrest-in-russia-was-carefully-planned-fsb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T15:41:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Moscow Times",
    "slug": "the-moscow-times",
    "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/25/evan-gershkovich-says-his-arrest-in-russia-was-carefully-planned-fsb-sting-a93798"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gershkovich became the first U.S. reporter arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War when he was arrested in 2023.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Evan Gershkovich says his arrest in Russia was carefully planned FSB sting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/evan-gershkovich-says-his-arrest-in-russia-was-carefully-planned-fsb-9791833",
        "published": "2026-09-25T16:48:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "‘He’s an idiot.’ Evan Gershkovich says Putin spent more than an hour trying to convince a world leader that the WSJ reporter really was a spy.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/hes-an-idiot-evan-gershkovich-says-putin-spent-more-than-an-hour",
        "published": "2026-09-25T18:00:19.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}