BBCNEWS The Context June 4, 2024 20:32:00
Only the second time that they have been granted consular access, despite what the us government has said, they are practically daily requests they have had for access to him. he does see his lawyers, but that's about it. his parents have gone into ice. they went into moscow at the end of may and at the end of june. they were able to go into the courtroom during these hearings to extend his pretrial detention. they were able to speak to him through the glass box in which they held him but they couldn't otherwise have any contact with him. so certainly the ambassador's presence there must be of...