Bloomberg fires reporter who broke prisoner swap story
The arrangement was subject to an embargo, which Bloomberg violated in a rush to be first with the news.
The arrangement was subject to an embargo, which Bloomberg violated in a rush to be first with the news.
The Wall Street Journal reporter is on his way back home after landing in Ankara on Thursday.
The sentence was handed down on Friday, and was two years less than what state prosecutors had requested.
Prosecutors accuse the Wall Street Journal reporter of collecting intelligence about a Russian military manufacturing plant on behalf of the CIA.
The Wall Street Journal reporter has been held on baseless accusations of espionage since last March.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is open to a deal with the United States that would secure the release of American journalist Evan Gershkovich.
The plan was aimed at securing the release of reporter Evan Gershkovich and American contractor Paul Whelan.
A Russian judge has extended the detention of reporter Evan Gershkovich, despite demands from press advocacy groups for his release.
A Russian judge has denied bail for WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on unfounded accusations of espionage.
The United States has officially designated a jailed American newspaper reporter held in Russia as “wrongfully detained.”