Cardin Welcomes Release of American Citizens, Russian Political Prisoners
August 01, 2024
August 01, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the United States, working closely with our allies, secured the release of numerous American citizens and Russian dissidents unjustly jailed by the Kremlin.
"The return of American citizens Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, and Alsu Kurmasheva marks a welc . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the United States, working closely with our allies, secured the release of numerous American citizens and Russian dissidents unjustly jailed by the Kremlin.
"The return of American citizens Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, and Alsu Kurmasheva marks a welc . . .