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Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested for alleged spying, listens to the verdict in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, June 15, 2020. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he has “no doubt” that Russia has wrongfully detained an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested last week on spying allegations. Blinken's comments at NATO headquarters in Brussels urged his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to immediately release Gershkovich as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan, who had already been determined to have been wrongfully detained. (Sofia Sandurskaya, Moscow News Agency photo via AP, File)

Biden meets with family of Paul Whelan, Marine being detained in Russia

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Elizabeth Whelan, the sister of Paul Whelan, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, to call on Congress to pass a resolution condemning the Russian government for detaining Paul Whelan. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden officials meet virtually with Whelan’s sister to ‘brainstorm’ on freeing him from Russia

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom after a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, May 13, 2022. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport in February after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Griner’s fate tangled up with other American held in Russia

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press