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US envoy to UN urges Russian foreign minister to free detainees
1 year, 8 months ago

US envoy to UN urges Russian foreign minister to free detainees

Al Jazeera  

At the UN Security Council, US envoy says Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich have been used by Moscow as ‘human pawns’. The United States envoy to the United Nations has made a direct appeal to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, urging him to release two US citizens currently detained in Russia. During a UN Security Council meeting on Monday chaired …

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Russia says 'unacceptable' for US to politicise case of detained WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia says 'unacceptable' for US to politicise case of detained WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich

ABC  

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken it was unacceptable for Washington to politicise the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained and accused of spying in Russia. Key points: In a phone call between the two, Mr Lavrov warned Mr Blinken of the "need to respect the decisions" …

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Blinken speaks to Russian foreign minister about WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan
1 year, 8 months ago

Blinken speaks to Russian foreign minister about WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

CNN  

CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Sunday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and called for the “immediate release” of detained Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, according to the US State Department. “Secretary Blinken further urged the Kremlin to immediately release wrongfully detained U.S. citizen Paul Whelan,” the readout continued, adding that the secretary and Lavrov …

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Blinken met with Russian foreign minister for first time since Ukraine war began
1 year, 9 months ago

Blinken met with Russian foreign minister for first time since Ukraine war began

CNN  

CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday for the first time since the war in Ukraine began more than a year ago. “President Putin, however, has demonstrated zero interest in engaging, saying there’s nothing to even talk about unless and until Ukraine accepts and I quote ‘the new territorial realities,’ …

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Former US marine imprisoned in Russia makes contact with family
2 years ago

Former US marine imprisoned in Russia makes contact with family

Al Jazeera  

Paul Whelan’s brother has confirmed the American, convicted on espionage charges, gave ‘proof of life’ in phone call. Whelan’s brother David said in a statement that the former marine called his family on Friday for the first time since November 23. “So the call at least acts as a ‘proof of life’, even if nothing else has been explained: when …

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Brittney Griner's Fate Tangled Up With Other American Held In Russia
2 years, 6 months ago

Brittney Griner's Fate Tangled Up With Other American Held In Russia

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country. U.S. officials have not said whether swaps are being discussed that could get Griner, Whelan or both home or whether they’d accept a deal that yields the release of one without the other. Griner’s wife, Cherelle, urged the Biden administration in …

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U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap

NPR  

U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration and the family of Trevor Reed say the U.S. Marine veteran is out of Russian prison and safely on his way back to the U.S. Trevor, a former U.S. …

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American detained in Russia with Covid-19 has not been able to speak to family, they say
3 years, 6 months ago

American detained in Russia with Covid-19 has not been able to speak to family, they say

CNN  

CNN — The parents of Trevor Reed, an American imprisoned in Russia who recently tested positive for Covid-19, said Friday that neither they nor the US Embassy have been able to contact him in the wake of his diagnosis. We just want to know how he’s feeling.” Joey Reed said that the Embassy is “currently trying to get contact with …

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