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The trial of Evan Gershkovich moved to closing arguments on Friday after only two days of hearings.
The U.S. State Department says it doesn't have any assessment of why the trial has been moved up so quickly.
The 32-year-old American has spent more than a year in Russia detention since he was arrested on espionage charges that the Wall Street Journal and the United States say are fabricated.
Russian prosecutors have charged him with gathering secrets on the "production and repair of military equipment".
The Biden administration has said it is negotiating with Russia to try to free Gershkovich and another American , Paul Whelan , who has spent more than five years imprisoned by Russia on espionage charges the U.S. also says are fabricated.
Another American journalist, Alsu Kurmasheva , has also spent 9 months in detention in Russia on charges relating to her coverage of the war in Ukraine .
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