Mary Ilyushina and Jennifer Hansler, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:33:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Mary Ilyushina and Jennifer Hansler, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 Russian court sentences US citizen Paul Whelan to 16 years in prison https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2020/06/15/russian-court-sentences-us-citizen-paul-whelan-to-16-years-in-prison/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 21:56:22 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= (CNN) — Former US marine Paul Whelan was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison, a Moscow court ruled Monday, concluding a months-long case that put additional strain to already complicated US-Russian relations. From behind a glass screen ahead of the verdict, Whelan held up a sign in court with phrases on it

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