In Yekaterinburg, an American journalist, Evan Gershkovich, was found guilty of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison, according to global news agencies. Gershkovich, a 32-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal, will serve his sentence in a high-security colony, as reported by AFP.
The American journalist, along with his family, the Wall Street Journal, and the US government, have all dismissed the espionage charges as unfounded....