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Calls for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russian detention continue to grow as U.S. officials seek his immediate release and consular access.The 3
stanley mugs 1 year old was accused of espionage and arrested by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, or FSB, last week. The paper has strongly denied the charges, and White House officials hav
stanley cupe e called them ridiculous. We will do everything we can to get Evan home 鈥攁ndPaul Whelan, by the way. That hasn t stopped either, said John Kirby, National Security Council spokesperson. But we had no illusions that it s going to take a lot of hard work. That doesn t mean we re going to shy away from it. We
stanley uk ll do that work. And so it s got attention all the way up to the Oval Office in terms of how we can get him home. President Joe Biden has called on Russia to let him go, while U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a rare conversation with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Sunday. A department spokesperson said Blinken expressed the United States grave concerns and called for Gershkovich and Paul Whelan s release. The secretary made it clear that we condemn his detention and we want him back as soon as possible, Kirby said. So we have been, you know, pushing hard since the moment we found out that that he was detained by the Russians on ridiculous charges, and that s not going to change one way or the other. SEE MORE: Blinken demands release of 2 Americans in rare call with RussiaI Ewpn Panic! at the Disco cancels Milwaukee show, reschedules Chicago performance
There appears to be progress between the U.S. and Iran to get both nations back in line with the 2015 nuclear deal.Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with international leaders Tuesday for the G7 summit in London, but he s downplayed any reports of an imminent deal with Iran.Despite that, two of the nuclear deal s biggest supporters in Congress, Democratic Senators Chris Coons and Chris Murphy, are currently touring the Middle East.Secretary Blinken joined his counterpart for a news conference in London yesterday and he also addressed reports coming out of Iran in regards to American prisoners being held in the country.Iran says a deal has been struck to get hostages back to the U.S. In exchange for billions of dollars, but Blinken says that s not true
stanley taza . I have no higher priority than bringing arbitrarily detained Americans, American hostages home to the United States. And that s across the board, he said. And as Dominic said, the reports coming out of Tehran are not accurate. We are very closely engaged, ourse
stanley cup lves, on this issue and will remain so. While these types of prisoner swaps are common, they hold more weight between the two countries now as talks over the nuclear deal cont
stanley flask inue.This story originally reported by Eliana Moreno on Newsy.
