The US and Russia's Standoff Over Prisoner Exchange
Each has been using the other's civilians as pawns in an espionage blame game—and the FBI has consistently managed to make things worse.
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Each has been using the other's civilians as pawns in an espionage blame game—and the FBI has consistently managed to make things worse.
When Brittney Griner was released last week from the Russian prison system, the nation's eyes turned to the man left behind: Michigan's Paul Whelan.
The former US Marine who has been imprisoned in Russia since December 2018 on espionage charges was handed over to the Kremlin by a friend, who happened to be an agent with the FSB.
Paul Whelan was jailed in June 2020 for allegedly stealing state secrets amid outcry in Washington after a closed-door trial in Moscow with scant evidence produced in court.