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(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.
Samantha Flom was a reporter for The Epoch Times covering U.S. politics and news. A graduate of Syracuse University, she has a background in journalism and nonprofit communications.