 He stood cross-armed. He waved to the crowd of reporters. The speed of the trial has raised questions over whether the Kremlin is intending to use him as part of a prisoner swap deal with the United States. And we'll see. We'll see what happens. He was arrested while reporting for The Wall Street Journal during a trip to Yekaterinburg in March of 2023 and later accused of spying for the CIA. Russian authorities have never offered any public evidence to support their claims.