NEW YORK -- Elizabeth Whelan -- the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been detained in Russia for more than four years -- attended the UN Security Council meeting that Russian Foreign ...
CHICAGO -- Detained American Paul Whelan told CNN he is "disappointed" the Biden administration has not done more to secure his release, meaning he's been left behind in Russia after fellow detained ...
For Paul Whelan, returning to life in the United States after more than half a decade of Russian imprisonment has been “interesting” – and not without its challenges. “You’re literally starting over,” ...
Michigan businessman Paul Whelan has been detained in Russia for years now. Whelan was sentenced in 2020 to 16 years in prison on spying charges. They are charges that both Whelan and the U.S.
Today marks the third anniversary of the sentencing of former Marine Paul Whelan in Russia. On June 15, 2020, he was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison on espionage charges, which both he and ...
WNBA star Brittney Griner was freed from Russian custody as part of a prisoner swap, but many, including Griner's family, were quick to point out another American name was not listed as part of the ...
It took the cooperation of several countries last summer for the U.S. and Russia to complete the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War. Paul Whelan, a 55-year-old retired U.S. Marine, was freed in ...