State Department: US will continue to pressure Russia to release its citizens

The US will continue to press Russia to fulfill those obligations, as they are supposed to do under consular conventions, and at the same time, will continue to work to return both Evan and Paul to the United States, said Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson, Report informs.

"And the Secretary continues to work on it, other people in this building, other people throughout our government continue to engage on it. And the same goes – the same holds true for Evan Gershkovich. As we announced on Friday, the Russians again denied a consular visit for Evan. It was the second time that they’ve refused to fulfill their obligations," he noted.