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"Feat of diplomacy": Joe Biden hails prisoner exchange deal with Russia
Updated : 1 year, 7 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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White House prepares new proposal to secure release of American journalist
Updated : 2 years, 3 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, 3 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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US State Secretary Blinken speaks on phone with Paul Whelan, who is detain
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
US State Secretary Antony Blinken spoke with American Paul Whelan, who is detained in Russia
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US "deeply disappointed" after Russia denies request to visit jailed repor
Updated : 2 years, 11 months 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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Antony Blinken hails release of Brittney Griner, says US continues to work
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Blinken said that Cherelle Griner spoke to her wife Brittney and stressed that listening to them connect for the first time after the basketball player's release "was as moving as it was unforgettable."
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US on prisoner swap: Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained, should
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The US on Monday condemned the imprisonment of Olympic gold medalist and popular American women's basketball player Brittney Griner sentence who was sentenced to nine years in jail by Russia last week.
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Talks on prisoner swap with Russia ongoing at various levels
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The negotiations on a potential prisoner swap with Russia for Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner are being held at various levels, National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said on Thursday.
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Russia denies any concrete agreement with US in prisoner release case
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): Russia on Thursday said that no concrete agreement had been reached in prisoner release negotiations with the United States for releasing Viktor Bout in exchange for the release of US citizens Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
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US offers 'substantial' deal to swap Russian arms dealer for Griner, Whela
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): The United States has offered Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death" in exchange for the release of US citizens Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, both held by Moscow.
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Blinken to speak with Russian FM Lavrov to secure release of US citizens d
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that he will speak with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in a phone call in the coming days and pressed him to respond to an offer Washington has made to secure the release of American citizens detain
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US citizens Whelan, Reed arrested in Russia for serious crimes: Russian em
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy in Washington responded to the call of the US to release Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed from Russian prisons by reminding them that both Americans were arrested for committing serious crimes, unlike Russians, who are often detained
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