House Calls for Immediate Release of Americans Detained by Russia

(Left) The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich is shown in this undated photo. (The Wall Street Journal via AP) Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine, stands in a cage as he waits for a hearing in a courtroom in Moscow on Aug. 23, 2019. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo

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.