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"Feat of diplomacy": Joe Biden hails prisoner exchange deal with Russia
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The United States and Russia carried out a historic prisoner exchange on Thursday, under which, two dozen detainees, including former US Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, are being released.
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Russian court sentences US soldier to nearly four years
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
On Wednesday, the Pervomaisky District Court of Vladivostok sentenced Black to three years and nine months in a penal colony.
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Jailed US journalist to stand trial on espionage charges in Russia; may ge
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Russian Prosecutor General's office said Thursday it had approved the indictment, more than a year after Gershkovich was first detained. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Russian authorities detain French man accused of gathering military intel
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to Russia's Investigative Committee, a French citizen, purportedly employed by the non-profit Swiss Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, was apprehended on suspicion of "collecting information in the field of military activities of the Russian Federation."
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"Journalism is not a crime": US issues strong rebuke as Evan Gershkovich m
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on March 29, 2023, and shortly thereafter was charged with espionage.
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Russia arrests woman holding dual citizenship for alleged treason in fundr
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The woman, a resident of Los Angeles, was detained for allegedly providing financial assistance to a Ukrainian organisation involved in activities deemed detrimental to Russia's security.
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White House prepares new proposal to secure release of American journalist
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said, "We're working hard to see what we can do to get another proposal that might be more successful." This comes after the Kremlin rejected a previous proposal.
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US wants Russia to negotiate in "good faith" regarding release of detainee
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United States said that it wants Russia to negotiate in "good faith" regarding the release of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and American Paul Whelan, adding that Washington would welcome serious engagement with Moscow.
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Russia: Court extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gersh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The court's ruling on Tuesday has extended his detention through at least January 30 of next year.
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Russian court rejects Wall Street Journal reporter’s appeal against pre-tr
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a prior court judgement, Gershkovich will be detained until November 30.
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US "intensely engaged" in efforts to seek immediate release of jailed WSJ
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Answering a query over the efforts of freeing jailed Evan Gerschkovich, Blinken said, "It's a sombre day, for the reasons that my alter ego cited just a few minutes ago. We know that journalists around the world are increasingly under siege - under siege in a whole variety of ways.
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US "deeply disappointed" after Russia denies request to visit jailed repor
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Addressing the presser, Patel said, "Let me take a little bit of a step back. I think first and foremost as it relates to Evan's case, we of course were deeply disappointed that the request to visit Evan in early May, on May 11th for a consular visit, was denied."
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