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Paul Whelan ‘is focused on getting through each day,’ brother says after US ambassador’s visit

May 9, 2023

Paul Whelan ‘is focused on getting through each day,’ brother says after US ambassador’s visit

David Whelan, Paul Whelan’s brother, is shown during an interview with ABC News’ Linsey Davis. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — Paul Whelan, a former American Marine who has been detained in Russia since 2018, recently had a visit in prison with U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy, who said on Twitter that securing Whelan’s release “remains […]

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Whelan family, Biden officials mark anniversary of former Marine’s detention in Russia

December 29, 2022

Whelan family, Biden officials mark anniversary of former Marine’s detention in Russia

KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Marking the four-year anniversary of Paul Whelan’s detention in Russia, the Biden administration vowed on Wednesday to continue efforts to bring the former Marine home. Whelan is serving a 16-year sentence at a Russian penal colony for espionage charges that the United States and his family say are […]