Democrats Press Rubio to Free Americans Held in Russia
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- Senate Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday urging the Trump administration to escalate efforts to rescue Americans detained in Russia
- Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen, was released by Moscow on Tuesday after 4½ years in detention
- The letter landed the same day as Gilman's release, which Democrats cited as evidence that more Americans can be brought home with urgent diplomatic engagement
- Marco Rubio received the Democratic letter calling on the State Department to treat remaining detained Americans as a diplomatic priority with Moscow
Why it matters: Gilman's release after 4½ years gives Democrats a concrete data point to press the administration on the pace of diplomacy. The letter to Rubio signals that Senate Democrats will now measure the State Department's Russia engagement at least partly by how quickly additional detained Americans come home.
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