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Evan Gershkovich was freed from a Russian prison in a prisoner swap
Former US Marine Paul Whelan has been released from a Russian jail after being held there for over two years on accusations of spying. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison last year. Whelan’s release is a part of an exchange of prisoners between the US and Russia, which also involves the release of…
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A US official says that the Paul Whelan talks are going to continue because Russians have things they want.
US Paul Whelan, the third American to be released by Russia, said he was surprised that he wasn’t included in the deal with Russian arms dealer Mikhail Bout. Whelan said he hopes that US Vice President Joe Biden and his administration would do everything they could to get him home, regardless of the “price they…
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The Russian prison where the NBA star was held has been freed.
The US and Russia on Thursday announced the release of American athlete Brittney Griner and Russian citizen Paul Whelan, who were detained in Russia last year. Griner was sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying, while Whelan was charged with spying for Syria. Both the Americans were released as part of an exchange of…
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Russia demanded that a spy held in Germany be freed.
US President Joe Biden said the government is in “close contact” with the family of Paul Whelan, an American man who has been detained in Russia since 2018. This comes after Russian authorities released American Brittney Griner and jailed Russian citizen Viktor Bout in a prisoner swap. The US is working to secure Whelan’s release,…
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Biden is going to bring Paul Whelan home from Russia.
US President Joe Biden said that Russia is treating Paul Whelan, a US citizen held in a Russian penal colony since 2014, differently than Brittney Griner, who was released on Thursday. Biden added that Russia’s accusation that Whelan was a spy made him higher up than the other two men released in April. “Sadly, Russia…
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Biden will bring Paul Whelan home from Russia at the same time.
Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores’ nephews and six Americans were released in a swap with Russia on Saturday, US President Joe Biden said. Two nephews of Cilia were released in exchange for detained Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko. Meanwhile, US ex-Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained in 2018 in Russia on alleged espionage charges, was released…