House Calls for Immediate Release of Americans Detained by Russia

The House of Representatives on June 13 unanimously approved resolutions that call on Russia to immediately release two Americans who have been accused of espionage.
The U.S. lawmakers condemned Russia’s “arbitrary and baseless” detention of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and journalist Evan Gershkovich.
“Today, we send a strong message to [Russian President] Vladimir Putin that America—Republicans and Democrats alike—will not tolerate his corrupt regime holding U.S. citizens hostage under false pretenses,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said on the House floor on June 12.
Gershkovich, 31, a Moscow-based correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, was arrested by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 29 on suspicion of spying for the U.S. government—a charge that McCaul said lacks evidence….}