Cover photo: U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich appears in court in Russia's Yekaterinburg on June 26. Source: Evgenia Novozhenina / Reuters A court in Russia’s Yekaterinburg has sentenced U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal to 16 years in prison after finding him guilty of espionage, according to a report from the media outlet Vecherniye Vedomosti citing its own correspondent who was present in the courtroom.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that 44 European countries had approved tough measures to combat Russia's fleet of tankers used to circumvent sanctions on oil and petroleum products - the so-called shadow fleet. The "shadow fleet" numbers about 600 vessels, the British government says, and represents about 10% of the world's bulk carrier fleet. It carries about 1.7 million barrels of oil a day, generating significant revenue to fuel Russia's war machine.

Earlier, the American team Conflict Observatory released a report stating that Russian authorities have taken at least 6,000 children from Ukraine to Russia and Crimea and are engaged in their “re-education.” In March 2023, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin and Russia's Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova on suspicion of illegally deporting Ukrainian children.

Dagestan blogger Khavier Yarmagomedov, who desecrated an Orthodox cross and was found to have child pornography, has been remanded in custody, the press service of the Moscow prosecutor's office reports . According to the investigation , on July 12, the blogger, while in Moscow, trampled a Christian pectoral cross, broadcasting it live on the Internet. Soon, a video of his apology was posted on the Telegram channel "Multinational".

In Lviv, Ukraine, an attempt was made on the life of the notorious linguist Iryna Farion, MP Igor Zinkevich reported on his social networks. According to his information, Farion is in serious condition. "The neighbors saw the shooter, he was wearing gloves and the weapon was without a silencer," Zinkevich wrote. Espresso TV journalist Marta Olijarnik also reported on the assassination attempt. According to her, the assassination attempt took place on Masaryk Street.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court sentenced The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a maximum security penal colony, the Vecherniye Vedomosti newspaper reported , citing its correspondent. He was found guilty of espionage (Article 275 of the Criminal Code). Earlier it became known that the prosecutor's office asked to sentence him to 18 years in prison during the debate.

The Soviet District Court of Bryansk reports that blogger Evgenia Hoffman, who burned her Russian passport on New Year's Eve, was found guilty of desecration of the Russian coat of arms (Article 329 of the Criminal Code) and intentional infliction of moderate bodily harm committed out of hooligan motives (clause "d" of Part 2 of Article 112 of the Criminal Code). She was sentenced to two years and three months of restricted freedom.

American Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich has been asked to get 18 years in prison for his espionage case. This is only two years less than the maximum term under this article. The verdict itself will be announced today after 17:00 local time. The Sverdlovsk Regional Court completed the investigation of Gershkovich's case in two sessions. Gershkovich did not admit guilt. It was previously reported that the case would be heard behind closed doors.

It will be possible to convince Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race “pretty soon,” former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi says in private conversations with House Democrats, The Washington Post (WP) reports, citing sources. According to her, Biden is “close” to this decision. Her words were confirmed to the publication by three representatives of the Democratic Party.

Cover photo: Journalist Evan Gershkovich appears in court in Yekaterinburg on June 26. Source: Evgenia Novozhenina / Reuters A Russian prosecutor is seeking an 18-year prison sentence for the U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal on charges of spying for a foreign power, Reuters reports. The sentence itself is expected to be announced today after 17:00 local time in Yekaterinburg.

Politics Irina Novik 19 July 2024 Reports of torture in the ranks of the Russian army appear regularly . Those who tried to escape or defend their rights are put in pits and basements, handcuffed to trees and beaten. As The Insider found out, the Russian army has built a whole system of punishments, for which special people are responsible - assistant commanders, who violate army regulations and laws in exchange for certain privileges.

During the debate of the parties in the Armavir City Court of Krasnodar Krai, the state prosecutor requested that five defendants accused of participating in mass anti-Semitic riots at the Makhachkala airport be sentenced to imprisonment for terms ranging from 7 to 10 years, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation reported . In the dock are Anvarbek Atayev, Islam Ibragimov, Magomed Omaraskhabov, Rabadan Radzhabov, Salik Ramazanov.

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The President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Vadim Gutzeit announced on the national telethon an agreement with international federations, according to which Ukrainian athletes may not welcome Russian athletes at the Olympic Games in Paris.