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I was absolutely convinced we could get it done.
A triumphant Biden, meanwhile, told reporters on the tarmac as the reunions were taking place I thanked Yulia for her courage in continuing her husband’s work and reaffirmed my commitment to stand with those fighting for freedom in Russia and around the world,
the vice president wrote on the X social media platform We have waited 491 days for Evan’s release, and it’s hard to describe what today feels like,
his family said in a statement after the deal was made public No one should be held hostage by Putin, subjected to torture, or left to die in his prisons,
Navalnaya said in a statement Through many difficult conversations over the past several years, I told the families of those wrongfully detained in Russia that we would not forget them,
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday Now, their brutal ordeal is over and they’re free,
She moved the ball forward significantly in that meeting,
I don’t want to undercut getting two U.S. citizens back that were wrongly held over there,
It’s not only international cooperation, but it’s the extradition, it’s the legalities, the filings, etc., etc., etc. And then to get your hands actually on somebody and bring them into the United States or bring them to justice in another country? It’s incredibly complex,
Cyber has been even more difficult because of the lack of unified laws across the world,
The amount that these actors are able to make goes back into an ecosystem where folks get paid and get paid off,
We welcome the release today of several political prisoners from Russia. The deal that secured their freedom was negotiated by several NATO allies working together,
spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah said Mr Kara-Murza is a dedicated opponent of Putin’s regime,
Lammy said in a statement Let the traitors now feverishly pick up new names and actively disguise themselves under witness protection programmes,
former President Dmitry Medvedev said The exchange has been made possible through extensive international cooperation,
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in a statement Our obligation to protect German nationals and our solidarity with the USA were important motivations,
the government said in a statement Increasingly, states — but also non-state actors — are wrongfully detaining people, often as political pawns,
The U.S. government must do more to hold accountable countries or individuals responsible for kidnapping or wrongfully detaining U.S. nationals,
Putin has been lying to you from the television screen for 20 years.
My great-grandfather didn't participate in World War II for four years so that Russia would become a fascist state and attack Ukraine,
Skochilenko wrote on one of them