Overview

• The House approved a resolution calling on Russia to release journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in the country since March.
• Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, was arrested on espionage charges while on a reporting trip in Russia.
• The U.S. government and the Journal deny the charges against Gershkovich.
• The resolution also calls on Russia to release businessman and former U.S. marine Paul Whelan, who has been detained in Russia since December 2018.
• The resolution condemns Russia's use of detentions and prosecutions of U.S. citizens for political purposes and expresses support for other U.S. citizens detained in Russia and elsewhere and their families.