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hostage-diplomacy
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upi.compolitics38 days ago
Daughter of U.S. Citizen Sentenced to Six Years in Russia Appeals to Trump
Aleksandr Antonov, a 66-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested at a Russian border check in March 2025 after officers found his U.S. passport and anti-Russian Telegram messages. His daughter handed a letter seeking presidential intervention to Sebastian Gorka last week.…
nbcnews.compolitics38 days ago
Family Appeals to President Trump to Seek Release of U.S. Citizen Detained in Russia
Anastasia Antonov has written to President Trump asking him to press Russian President Vladimir Putin to free her father, Aleksandr Antonov, a naturalized U.S. citizen sentenced to six years in prison. CBS News reported that State Department officials are debating whether to clas…
Varietyfinance59 days ago
Belgian Docuseries on Iran Bomb Plot Premieres at Canneseries
The three-part Belgian docuseries 'The Deal with Iran,' created by Lennart and Maarten Stuyck, is drawing attention at Canneseries for its focus on a thwarted bomb plot and subsequent hostage diplomacy. Former U.S. hostage envoy Roger Carstens is advocating for the release of six…
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