Whelan’s

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Elizabeth Whelan said she was “surprised” to meet the eyes of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York City on Monday. Elizabeth Whelan is the sister of Paul Whelan, a Canadian-born former U.S. Marine who has been detained in Russia […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The family of Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia for four years on espionage charges, said Monday he feels “abandoned” by the U.S. and that “his resilience is shaken” in the wake of Russia’s arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been charged with espionage. Whelan, […]

WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The family of American Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia for years, said Monday he feels “abandoned” by the U.S. and that “his resilience is shaken” in the wake of Russia’s arrest of a second American on espionage charges. In a Friday phone call with his parents, Whelan, a […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Paul Whelan’s detainment in Russia has passed 1,500 days, and his brother David Whelan is urging people not to give up on him. President Joe Biden focused on the domestic agenda during his State of the Union address Tuesday and did not mention Paul Whelan, who was convicted to 16 […]