Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich convicted by Russian court, sentenced to 16 years

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been convicted on espionage charges in Russia and sentenced to 16 years in jail. The U.S. government and the Journal maintain Gershkovich was falsely accused, wrongfully detained and called the trial a sham. Russian authorities claimed the 32-year-old was spying, but did not offer any evidence supporting that allegation. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.

[mykofreder]

This is on him and his paper, Russia is in an undeclared war with the west and the US and had a year to exit. Instead, he talked to unhappy about the war Russians, who will go to jail if they are caught being unhappy, what do you think happens to the journalist who publish their stores. This is close to the stupid of the guy who dies in North Korea after touring and collecting souvenir posters.

[rosanneshinkle]

Did Russia get cliff notes from Alvin Bragg and Jack Smith?

[rachelk]

Well, US politicians did — or almost succeeded — in doing the same thing to Julian Assange. BOTH are sickening.

[emilydavison]

Russians went on so much about Julian Assange, saying he was a political prisoner. Hypocrisy

[Gukworks]

Painful sentence, but probably better than North Korean prison?

[cissero]

Typical....CIA.... he's guilty...

[chrism]

i mean, you kinda gotta expect this as an american journalist going there

[thomaswilkins]

Biden had the chance to get him out but made the pop 1:21 ular choice and choose Britney Griner

[lilitudeamnocte]

I feel bad for him, but dude is definitely a spy