The Biden administration offered to trade a large number of Russian nationals detained on espionage charges abroad in exchange for the release of Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich from Russia,

The Biden administration says it’s made a new and significant offer aimed at securing the release of American detainees Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich, but Russia has rejected the offer

Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained and accused of espionage, stands inside a defendants' cage during his verdict hearing in Moscow, Russia June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia in recent weeks rejected a new proposal for the release of Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich,

The State Department has said the two men are being ‘wrongfully detained,’ and that their arrests were politically motivated