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Russia sentences ex-US marine to 16 years in prison for espionage

Al Jazeera, 16 Jun 2020
The US secretary of state says his country is outraged by the prison term handed down to a former marine in Russia.
Paul Whelan has been sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison after being found guilty of spying for the US.
The 50-year-old says he was set up, and he has called on President Donald Trump to intervene.

Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba reports.

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