Alex Drueke, a former U.S. Army staff sergeant who served two tours in Iraq, and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, a former U.S. Marine, were released.
Tag: Prisoners of War
Biden Meets With Relatives of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan
The president is trying to negotiate the release of the two Americans imprisoned in Russia amid poisoned relations over the war in Ukraine.
Red Cross Hotline Aims to Help Find Those Missing in Ukraine
Workers in Switzerland answer hundreds of calls a day, many from relatives who are overwhelmed with distress.
Russia’s Struggles
We explain why the last several weeks of the war in Ukraine have gone poorly for Russia.
Your Friday Briefing: U.S. to Unseal Trump Warrant
Plus Russia prepares for show trials and Taiwan does not rise to China’s provocations.
Red Cross Still Blocked From Russian Prison Camp Where Ukrainians Were Killed
The Russian Defense Ministry had said it would allow the United Nations and the Red Cross to visit the site.
Ukraine Calls for Investigation Into Prison Explosion
Ukrainian authorities gathered evidence that they said showed Russia had orchestrated an explosion that killed at least 50 of their soldiers.
Blinken and Lavrov Discuss Griner in Their First Call of the War
Ukraine said it was ready for Black Sea grain shipments to resume, while the top Russian and American diplomats talked about a prisoner swap involving the basketball star Brittney Griner.
Explosion Kills Dozens of Ukrainian Captives at Russian-Held Prison
At least 50 captured fighters died in a blast at a prison in eastern Ukraine, with no clarity on exactly what happened and each country blaming the other.
Fears rise for a rights activist captured while fighting for Ukraine.
Russian propaganda has demonized Maksym Butkevych, a former journalist and campaigner who was taken prisoner in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk.