Russia Sentences U.S.-Russian Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to 6.5 Years in Prison � AP

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
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
two children and was arrested in Kazan while visiting her elderly mother last year
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held by Washington
Following the sentencing against Gershkovich last week, observers believe Washington and Moscow may soon reach a deal on exchanging the
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possibility of a prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington involving Kurmasheva.