US journalist sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison
Ivan Nechepurenko
A court in Russia on Friday (Saturday AEST) sentenced Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, to 16 years in a high-security penal colony, ending his espionage trial on what were widely viewed outside that country as fabricated charges.
The verdict opens the way for a potential prisoner swap between the United States and Russia.
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