Blinken Demands Immediate Release of Wall Street Journal Reporter Held Hostage in Russia
Mr. Blinken also sought the immediate release of Paul Whelan, whom the statement said was wrongfully detained.

Secretary of State Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan, the State Department said Sunday.
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