Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a "long, frank" phone call with Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia since 2018. Blinken assured Whelan that the US is working to bring him home. This is the second time Blinken has spoken with Whelan, and there is no suggestion of any progress in resolving his case. The US Ambassador to Russia also recently met with detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is also wrongfully detained. The US has been attempting to negotiate the release of both Whelan and Gershkovich, but discussions have not yielded a clear resolution.

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