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Latest. so his family, the whelan family, saying russia has this wrong. what has russia said about whelan's arrest? >> reporter: well, officially very little indeed. this has been the new year period which perhaps has given officials a bit of a period of respite from having to engage in these issues. but there have been reports in the local media that we are have not been able to verify suggesting according to the rosbalt news agency that mr. whelan was caught quote/unquote red handed, that he was observed in receipt of an electronic memory device and that his hotel was then raided by the loca...

Working for u.s. intelligence after a dishonorable discharge from the marines in 2008. now, secretary of state mike pompeo has asked moscow to explain whelan's detention. meanwhile, the family are pressing hard for the u.s. government to campaign and to press for whelan's release. but if convicted, if he is charged and then convicted, he could be detained for up to 20 years. eric? eric: quite disturbing. kitty,ing thank you. laura? laura: there are new developments in the plan to withdraw u.s. troops from syria. national security adviser john bolton arriving in israel today to discuss a post-e...

The fsb earlier this week detained whelan accused him of being involved in espionage. giving few details. whelan's family said he was here to attend a wedding. this was a personal visit. he visited russia in the past. he has friends in russia through social media. cnn was able to speak to his brother, david whelan, yesterday and here is what he had to say. >> i don't believe paul's a spy. i don't believe there are charges to support him being a spy. paul traveled for personal reasons and for business. russia was one location he went to and he gathered friends on social media and some are russi...

In the detention facility. whelan's arrest came just months after the arrest of a woman. u.s. and russian relations have deteriorated over recent years. the poisoning of a former russian spy. president putin said russia would never arrest an innocent person to exchange him for someone else. experts say that's what happened. >> judith miller a fox news contributor. what a story. the u.s. now searches for answers. >> yes, even secretary of state mike pompeo was cautious today addressing this issue.

They can make up whatever they want and they will. >> now the question is, should the americans attempt to negotiate for whelan's return back to the united states? and what would be the process to bring him home safely, and could it involve marina butina? >> i believe it's going to have to involve maria butina. again, it's my assessment that's the thing motivating vladimir putin and the kremlin to do this. then it becomes a political and policy issue as to whether or not we'll look at the laws maria butina broke when she was working for the kremlin and whether or not there's a way to reach an ...