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Paul Whelan, the Michigan man who has been held prisoner in Russia for five years, seven months, one week and a day on false charges of espionage, was freed Thursday in a deal that included Wall ...
Paul Nicholas Whelan (born March 5, 1970) ... He was released in a United States–Russia prisoner swap in Ankara, Turkey, on August 1, 2024. Early life.
[17] [18] Several other Americans held by Russia, including former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and schoolteacher Marc Fogel, had been contemplated as part of the exchange deal for Griner; the negotiations leading to her release reportedly paved the way for the most recent exchange of twenty-six individuals between both countries and their ...
Three U.S. citizens — including journalist Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan — wrongly imprisoned in Russia were released as part of a major exchange.
PHOTO: President Joe Biden embraces Paul Whelan, who was released from detention in Russia, upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Md., Aug. 1, 2024.
Paul Whelan The 54-year-old former Marine had been held the longest by the Russians. Born in Canada to British parents, Whelan worked as a police officer in Michigan before he enlisted in 1994.
Paul Whelan, 52, is a former U.S. Marine who was arrested in Russia in 2018 and is the longest-held American prisoner to be released, according to the Wall Street Journal. He was detained on ...
The possible release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges in 2018, was also part of negotiations. Russia refused to release Whelan along with Griner as part of the prison exchange; U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russia was treating Whelan's case differently "for totally illegitimate reasons". [2]