Blinken Urges Immediate Release of WSJ Journalist in Call With Russian Foreign Minister

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“Secretary Blinken conveyed the United States’ grave concern,” the State Department said.

Published Apr. 2 2023 1:43PM EDT

2021-01-27T204906Z_373339639_RC2KGL9NHFT0_RTRMADP_3_USA-BLINKEN_vutaff — REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for the immediate release of a Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia—as well as former Marine Paul Whelan—in a phone call with his Russian counterpart.

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Blinken Urges Immediate Release of WSJ Journalist in Call With Russian Foreign Minister

“Secretary Blinken conveyed the United States’ grave concern,” the State Department said.

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Alec Karam