I still have no comment on this topic,
This disgraceful, sham conviction comes after Evan has spent 478 days in prison, wrongfully detained, away from his family and friends, prevented from reporting, all for doing his job as a journalist,
We will continue to do everything possible to press for Evan’s release and to support his family,
Any parent who loves their kid would travel to the end of the world to be with them for five minutes”.
We will continue to denounce and impose costs for Russia’s appalling attempts to use Americans as bargaining chips
I don't want to speculate on any reasoning. What I can say is that the United States continues to be focused on working around the clock to work to get our wrongfully detained American citizens home. And that continues to be the case, but no updates beyond that."
[W ... W]e are determined to make it happen,
The United States has been clear that Russia's wrongful detention of Paul Whelan is outrageous and he should be immediately set free."
There are rumors about a possible exchange,
I still do not give any comments,
We do not negotiate in public. We cannot negotiate in public because we want to make sure we can get this job done,
The prisoners held closer to Moscow could easily have been taken out by car,