redstate.com U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been in contact with his counterpart in the Russian government and demanded the release of U.S. citizen and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, according to multiple reports.
That call, which was made to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, expressed “grave concern” over the arrest of Gershkovich, as well as the continued detention of another U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan. Whelan has been held by the Russians since December 2018, when he was arrested while visiting for a friend’s wedding.
However, Lavrov has pushed back, saying that America needs “to respect the decisions of the Russian authorities,” according to the Wall Street Journal.
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