US journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, stands inside a glass defendants’ cage throughout the verdict announcement on the Sverdlovsk Regional Court docket in Yekaterinburg on July 19, 2024. (Picture by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Picture by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
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US journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, stands inside a glass defendants’ cage throughout the verdict announcement on the Sverdlovsk Regional Court docket in Yekaterinburg on July 19, 2024. (Picture by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Picture by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
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Wall Road Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian jail on costs of espionage. His employer and the U.S. authorities have stated he’s harmless and the trial is a sham. We hear the newest from Moscow and response from the U.S.