US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to seek the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, the two U.S. citizens detained in Russia.
"Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Secretary Blinken conveyed the United States' grave concern over Russia's unacceptable detention of a U.S. citizen journalist," Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a press release, referring to Wall Street Journal's Moscow reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested last week.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.