Paul Whelan pleads with Biden to secure release Paul Whelan, imprisoned in Russia, issues plea to Biden: “He’s the man that can bring me home” 02:12 Russia has detained and brought drug-related charges that carry a potential 20 year prison sentence against a U.S. citizen identified as Robert Romanov Woodland, a Moscow court said Tuesday. … Read more
Paul Whelan, an American who’s been imprisoned in Russia for 5 years on espionage charges that both he and the U.S. government dismiss as baseless, has said it’s “unfathomable” that the Biden administration has “left me behind” while other Americans have been freed in prisoner swaps. Whelan told CBS News’ partner network BBC News in … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was in talks with the United States over detained Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. In his end-of-year news conference on Thursday, Putin said he hoped to “find a solution” even though “it’s not easy.” His comments come after the U.S. State Department said last week that Russia had … Read more
Washington — The U.S. recently made a “new and significant” proposal to Russia for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and businessman Paul Whelan, but Moscow declined the offer, the State Department said Tuesday. “In recent weeks, we made a new and significant proposal to secure Paul and Evan’s release,” State Department … Read more
