Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison
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A court in Russia on Friday sentenced Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, to 16 years in a high-security penal colony, the court said, ending his espionage case but possibly opening a way for a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia.
The harsh sentence represented the first espionage conviction of a Western reporter in modern Russia. But the expedited nature of the case suggested that Moscow might be ready to trade Mr. Gershkovich.
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