[ad_1] Washington — Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone on Wednesday with Paul Whelan, who has been detained in Russia since 2018. Blinken told...
[ad_1] Washington — The top hostage negotiator for the United States described a conversation he had with Paul Whelan, who the U.S. says is wrongfully detained in...
[ad_1] Washington — A Russian accused of money laundering is lobbying to be included in a possible prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia, a court...
[ad_1] House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) issued a rare joint statement Thursday condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin and demanding...
[ad_1] Just days after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on accusations of spying, Secretary of State Antony Blinken called his counterpart...
[ad_1] Brittney Griner to return to the WNBA Brittney Griner re-signs with the Phoenix Mercury for a one-year contract 01:01 Washington — Brittney Griner will share...
[ad_1] Paul Whelan’s brother on U.S. journalist detained in Russia – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawyers for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich visited him...
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked briefly Thursday at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of...
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked briefly Thursday at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of...
[ad_1] In a handwritten note posted to Instagram, WNBA star Brittney Griner thanked supporters for writing to her while she was imprisoned in Russia and urged...
[ad_1] As WNBA star Brittney Griner recovers at a military base in San Antonio, Texas, her agent says she played basketball for the first time since...
[ad_1] On Friday, December 2, Elizabeth Whelan was at home on Chappaquiddick, off Massachusetts, when she received a text message from a State Department official—a representative...
[ad_1] Brittney Griner undergoing evaluation after returning to U.S. following Russia prisoner swap – CBS News Watch CBS News Brittney Griner arrived in the U.S. early...
[ad_1] Marine veteran Paul Whelan, now the highest-profile American imprisoned in Russia, was the subject of a dead-end negotiation over the summer, according to a U.S....
[ad_1] During his announcement that the WNBA’s Brittney Griner had been released by Russia, President Joe Biden had a broader message directed at all Americans to “take precautions” and...
[ad_1] San Antonio CNN — Brittney Griner, the American basketball star detained by Russian authorities in February, has safely returned to the United States after being...
[ad_1] Brittney Griner arrived in the U.S. early Friday, landing at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas. The WNBA star, who was held for months in Russian...
[ad_1] Some U.S. officials express concern over Brittney Griner prisoner swap – CBS News Watch CBS News The Biden administration is receiving some criticism for the...
[ad_1] Paul Whelan still detained after Brittney Griner freed – CBS News Watch CBS News Marine veteran Paul Whelan remains in Russian prison after WNBA star...
[ad_1] More than three years before the WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested at an airport outside of Moscow for traveling with cannabis oil in her bag, another...