.SpeakerMcCarthy and RepJeffries issued a rare joint statement, calling for the release of Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich, two US citizens who have been detained by Russian officials and held in custody.
The joint statement called for the release of Paul Whelan, a former Marine who was arrested in 2018, as well as Evan Gershkovich, a journalist who was detained in March. The two congressional leaders denounced the arrests as illegal, calling on the Kremlin to release the pair immediately.“Since arresting Evan five weeks ago, Russia has failed to provide any credible evidence to justify its manufactured charges,” the pair wrote.
The White House and several lawmakers have condemned his arrest, and the Wall Street Journal has denied any wrongdoing. Whelan was arrested in December 2018 after arriving in Moscow to attend the wedding of a former Marine. However, Whelan was detained by the Federal Security Service on charges of spying. He was later sentenced to 16 years in prison on June 15, 2020.
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