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Russia gives former US Consulate employee nearly 5-year jail term

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Robert Shonov worked for more than 25 years for the U.S. Consulate in Russia 's Far Eastern city of Vladivostok .

He was arrested this year on suspicion of passing secret information about Russia 's war in Ukraine to the United States in exchange for money.

He worked as a private contractor compiling news accounts from publicly accessible Russian media.

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