 The US government calls the trial a sham and illegitimate, demanding that Gershkovich be released. Meanwhile, another American has just been sentenced to 13 years in prison in Russia. Moscow's court service says Michael Travis Leake was found guilty of selling drugs on a large scale. The former US paratrooper has lived in Russia for years, where he was the front man in a rock group. When he was arrested in 2023, Leake appeared confused, saying he didn't know why he was detained.