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This photo combination shows some of the U.S. citizens who are in Russian custody. Clockwise from top left are Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, corporate security executive Paul Whelan, Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, a dual U.S.-Russian national Robert Woodland Romanov, Prague-based editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service Alsu Kurmasheva, and a dual U.S.-Russian national Ksenia Karelina also known as Khavana. (AP Photo)

Who are some of the Americans behind bars in Russia, and what are the prospects for their release?

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Court officials say closing arguments in the espionage trial of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held Friday, July 19, 2024, as the proceedings picked up speed in a case that has seen the reporter held in pre-trial custody for over a year. (AP Photo, File)

Russia convicts U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, sentences him to 16 years in prison

By Kirill Zarubin - Associated Press

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich returns there for his trial starting Wednesday, June 26, 2024, behind closed doors. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny the charges. (AP Photo)

Journalist Evan Gershkovich scheduled to appear in Russian court for second hearing of spy charges

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of NATO at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at the NATO summit in Washington, on July 9, 2024. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to the heads of European Union countries briefing them on his recent set of unannounced foreign visits that angered other leaders in the bloc. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Some EU officials boycott meetings in Hungary over Orban’s visits to Russia, China

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with the leadership of military-industrial complex enterprises in Tula, Russia, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Treason cases were rare in Russia 30 years ago, with only a handful brought annually. In the last decade and especially since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine, however, the number has soared, along with espionage prosecutions. Putin in 2022 urged security services to "harshly suppress the actions of foreign intelligence services (and) promptly identify traitors, spies and saboteurs." (Russian Presidential Press Office, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP, File)

What to know about the growing number of treason and espionage cases in today’s Russia under Putin

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speak during a press conference at the NATO summit in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Focused on Ukraine, NATO leaders strike a nerve in China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Ukrainian State Emergency Service, people and rescuers work at the site of Okhmatdyt children's hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 8, 2024. Russian missiles have killed several people and struck a children's hospital in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, authorities say. (Ukrainian State Emergency Service via AP)

Zelenskyy unloads on Modi for embracing Putin while Russian forces kill Kyiv children

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 2nd from right, visit Atom pavilion at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh) in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Artyom Geodakyan, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin hosts India’s prime minister to deepen ties as NATO leaders gather in Washington

By Emma Burrows and Krutika Pathi - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Atom pavilion at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh) in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Indian nationals who were misled into joining the Russian army will be discharged, official says

By Emma Burrows and Krutika Pathi - Associated Press

Poland's President Andrzej Duda gives a statement to the media in Warsaw, Poland, on Jan. 10, 2024, after the arrest of two politicians convicted of abuse of power who had taken refuge for hours in the presidential palace. The office of Poland's president says Abdrzej Duda has spoken on the phone with Congolese president in an effort to obtain the release of a Polish traveller sentenced there for life in prison on charges of sabotage. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Polish leader seeks quick entry for Ukraine, repudiates call to cede territory for peace with Russia

By Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shake hands during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 5, 2024. (Valeriy Sharifulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Hungary’s Viktor Orban makes surprise visit to Moscow, angering other EU leaders

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shake hands during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 5, 2024. (Valeriy Sharifulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Hungary’s Orban meets Putin for talks in Moscow in a rare visit from a European leader

By Justin Spike and Daria Litvinova - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo shaking hands prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept. 16, 2022. The Kremlin on Thursday said Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9 and hold talks with Putin. The visit was first announced by the Russian officials last month, but the dates have not been previously disclosed. (Alexandr Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

The Kremlin says India’s Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9, hold talks with Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they pose for photos during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Leaders of Russia, China attend summit of regional security grouping

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Russian crew members toast with a traditional Venezuelan drink during a welcoming tour by official authorities in La Guaira, Venezuela, after the Almirante Gorshkov frigate and Akademik Pashin oil tanker of the Russian Navy docked there, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

After a stop in Cuba, 2 Russian ships dock in Venezuelan port as part of ‘show the flag’ exercises

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In this photo taken from video released by The Telegram Channel of the head of the Dagestan Republic of Russia on Monday, June 24, 2024, a damaged Star of David is seen on the wall of the the Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent, Russia. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala. (The Telegram Channel of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia via AP, File)

Jews in Dagestan look to rebuild after extremist attacks in the restive region of southern Russia

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A U.S. MQ-9 drone is on display during an air show at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Russia's defense minister has ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said Friday, June 28, 2024, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

Russia warns it can take unspecified measures in response to U.S. drone flights over Black Sea

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This photo combination shows some of the U.S. citizens who are in Russian custody. Clockwise from top left are Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, corporate security executive Paul Whelan, Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, a dual U.S.-Russian national Robert Woodland Romanov, Prague-based editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service Alsu Kurmasheva, and a dual U.S.-Russian national Ksenia Karelina also known as Khavana. (AP Photo)

More Americans are ending up in Russian jails. Prospects for their release are unclear

By Dasha Litvinova and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media as he arrives to attend the first day of the Parliament session of the 18th Lok Sabha in New Delhi, India, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo)

India’s Prime Minister Modi will visit Russia, the Kremlin says

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In this photo released by The Telegram Channel of the administration of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia on Monday, June 24, 2024, the head of Dagestan Republic Sergei Melikov, center, embraces and comforts a priest as he visits the Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Derbent after a counter-terrorist operation in the republic of Dagestan, Russia. (The Telegram Channel of the administration of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia via AP)

Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 19 people

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