U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on June 12 said that Washington is seeking to learn more about the detention of U.S. citizen Michael Travis Leake, 51, in Russia and working to get consular access to the musician and former paratrooper. Leake, who was formerly a songwriter and musician in the Russian Lovi Noch (Catch the Night) rock band, was accused of running a drug-dealing business involving young people and was remanded to pretrial custody until August 6. Leake denied the charges. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
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