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upi.compolitics60 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.compolitics60 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…
Military.compolitics61 days ago
Families of Two Americans Held in China for Over a Decade Hope for Progress at Trump-Xi Meeting
The families of Dawn Michelle Hunt and Nelson Wells Jr., each detained in China since 2014, are seeking their release during the upcoming summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The meeting marks the first visit by a U.S. president to China sin…