In Rare Call With Lavrov, Blinken Demands Release of Imprisoned American Journalist
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Sunday that he had spoken with his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, to demand the release of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who has been imprisoned in Russia. In a rare call between the two men since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year,…