Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with William Keating and Thomas Kean, Jr., Ranking Member and Chairman of the Europe Subcommittee, introduced a resolution calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by Russia in March 2023.

“Russia has no grounds to hold Evan Gershkovich prisoner, he’s an innocent American journalist,” the members said. “We are proud to introduce this resolution calling on the Russian government to release Evan and other wrongfully detained Americans immediately and return them to their families.”