"Blinken Engages with Detained American in Russia"

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia, during a phone call on Monday, but provided few details about their conversation. Whelan, who has been imprisoned for over five years on espionage charges, expressed feeling abandoned by the U.S. in a recent interview with the BBC. Blinken reaffirmed the U.S. government's commitment to bringing Whelan and other wrongfully detained Americans home.