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Aug 30, 2023 · Rare new video has emerged showing detained American Paul Whelan, who has been held in Russia for more than four years, inside his prison camp.. The video, released by Russian state-controlled ...
- Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia, wonders why he ...
Paul Whelan, a US citizen who remains imprisoned in Russia,...
- Paul Whelan tells CNN that Navalny’s death in prison is ...
Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia for more than...
- Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia, wonders why he ...
The family of Paul Whelan, a former Marine imprisoned in Russia on suspicion of spying, said it was told by the Biden administration in advance that he would not be part of the prisoner swap ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Paul Whelan, a US citizen who remains imprisoned in Russia, is questioning why he was left behind in the prisoner swap that freed fellow American Trevor Reed. Paul Whelan, a US citizen who remains ...
Mar 5, 2024 · Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia for more than five years, told CNN Tuesday that opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s death in Russian prison last month is “extremely worrying” for him.
- Who Is Paul Whelan?
- What Has Whelan’s Imprisonment Been like?
- Did Biden Provide Any Updates on Whelan?
- How Did Paul Whelan’s Family React?
Whelan, a US Marine veteran, former sheriff’s deputy and corporate security expert,holds American, Irish, British, and Canadian citizenship. Between 1990 and 2008, Whelan served several tours in Iraq as an active-duty reservist. In 2020, Whelan was sentenced to 16 years in prison by Russian authorities on espionage charges. Whelan previously said h...
Whelan previously told CNN in 2021 that during his prison sentence he was working in a “sweatshop.” He also spent time in solitary confinementfor about a month, according to CNN.
Biden said in televised remarks from the White House on Thursday that the swap was “not a choice of which American to bring home.” “Sadly, for totally illegitimate reasons Russia is treating Paul’s case differently than Brittney’s,” he said. “While we have not yet succeeded in securing Paul’s release, we are not giving up. We will never give up.”
Despite the President’s reassurances that the U.S. would continue to fight for Whelan’s freedom, his family expressed feeling “devastated” over his continued imprisonment. “Any time an American comes home, it’s wonderful news … We do worry about what’s in Paul’s future. I think it’s become clear that the U.S. doesn’t have any concessions that Russi...
Jul 31, 2024 · U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan returned to the United States on Thursday, hours after being freed from Russian detention in the biggest prisoner exchange between ...
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“Paul (Whelan) has been able to clarify in calls with our parents what happened,” David Whelan said. “It seems as though the prison committed an own goal, bringing a lot of attention to Paul ...
