Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the State Department was working “very deliberately but expeditiously” to decide whether reporter Evan Gershkovich meets agency criteria to begin a broad government effort to secure his release.
would be completed soon. A determination of wrongful detention would also enable the governmentto Gershkovich’s family. The process may have been slowed by Russia’s refusal to allow U.S. diplomats to visit Gershkovich in prison.
His detention raises the possibility of bargaining over another prisoner swap. The Biden administration is also urging the Kremlin to free Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who is. The administration’s attempt to secure the release of Whelan, who like Griner was declared “wrongfully detained,” in the same exchange with the athlete was unsuccessful.
“Unfortunately, relations between Russia and the United States, on which global security and stability directly depend, are experiencing a deep crisis,” he said in remarks during a ceremony attended by the recently arrived ambassadors from European nations and the United States. “At its core are fundamentally different approaches to shaping the modern world order.”
In the 14 months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Putin has sought to illustrate his country’s resilience despite increasing isolation, far-reaching economic sanctions and an evolving effort to hold Russian officials accountable for their actions in Ukraine.for Putin over Russia’s alleged relocation and forced detention of Ukrainian children. But Putin is not entirely sequestered from powerful friends.
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