US Secretary of State urges Russia to release detained journalist.
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US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, called his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to demand the immediate release of Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich, who was detained on espionage charges last week. Blinken also called for the release of another wrongfully detained American, Paul Whelan, and stated that their continued detention was unacceptable.
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