Evan Gershkovich in good health five days after his arrest on spying charges, according to his editor-in-chief

The Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on spying charges has met his lawyers for the first time since his arrest last week, according to the newspaper’s editor-in-chief.

Evan Gershkovich, 31, was arrested on Thursday in Ekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city. He is the first US correspondent since the cold war to be detained on espionage accusations. The Journal has denied the charges.

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