 ABC's Ariel Reshef on the initial update. An American journalist sentenced to over a decade and a half in a Russian penal colony. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gushkovich sentenced to 16 years in a Russian penal colony for what the U.S. government calls fabricated charges of espionage. The 32-year-old, who denies any wrongdoing, appearing calm. Then, a brave moment of protest.