INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A court in the republic of Tatarstan has sentenced Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to six-and-a-half years in prison for
six-and-a-half years in prison, according to court records seen by the Associated Press
A court spokeswoman confirmed that sentencing to the news agency.No other details about the case were made public, the Associated Press
noted, and the trial was held in secret.The ruling against Kurmasheva came on the same day as a court in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg
sentenced Wall Street Journal reporter and U.S
charges against them.Kurmasheva lived in the Czech Republic with her husband and two children and was arrested in Kazan while visiting her
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citizens to use as leverage to secure the release of its own nationals held by Washington
Following the sentencing against Gershkovich last week, observers believe Washington and Moscow may soon reach a deal on exchanging the
possibility of a prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington involving Kurmasheva.
