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A Russian court sentences former US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in a penal colony after a case that strained ties with Washington and has fuelled speculation of a prisoner swap. The 50-year-old appears in the Moscow court room behind a glass cage holding a sign criticising the proceedings as "Sham trial!" IMAGES
Moscow, Jun 15 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Maxim Shipenkov).- The United States ambassador to Russia John Sullivan showed his disappointment on Monday after a Moscow court sentenced the ex-US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in prison.FOOTAGE OF THE TRIAL ON MONDAY.
Former Russian defence reporter, Ivan Safronov, is sentenced to 22 years on treason charges by a Moscow court. Safronov, 32, appeared handcuffed inside a glass box. Safronov was one of the country's most respected reporters, working for business newspapers Kommersant and Vedomosti. He is accused of divulging state secrets. IMAGES
Paul Whelan, a former US marine detained in Russia on accusations of espionage, arrives in court in Moscow. Whelan, who was arrested in December after allegedly receiving state secrets, maintains that he has been framed and that he took a USB drive from an acquaintance thinking it contained vacation photos. IMAGES
A Russian court sentences a Ukrainian journalist to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony after he was found guilty of espionage, in a case Kiev has condemned as "politically motivated". Journalist Roman Sushchenko, who worked for Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform for more than a decade, was detained in Moscow in 2016. Russia's FSB security agency accused him of serving in Ukrainian military intelligence and gathering state secrets. IMAGES
Images show Evan Gershkovich leaving court after his detention was extended by two months. Gershkovich, an American Wall Street Journal reporter is being held in Moscow on espionage charges which he denies. The court hearing was attended by representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Russia. He was arrested during a reporting trip at the end of March last year in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and could spend up to 20 years in prison if convicted. IMAGES
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