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WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, on Wednesday.

U.S. offers Russia a deal for the release of Brittney Griner

3:28pm July 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

U.S. citizen Paul Whelan attends a sentencing hearing on Monday at the Moscow City Court on charges of espionage against Russia.

American Paul Whelan, Held In Russia On Spy Charges, Is Sentenced To 16 Years

8:28am June 15, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Whelan was arrested in 2018 at a hotel in Moscow. Russian officials say he was in possession of classified information, but the former U.S. Marine says he was set up.

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine arrested in Moscow at the end of last year, looks through a cage's glass as he speaks to his lawyers in a court room in Moscow, Russia, at a January hearing.

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Russia Intelligence Seeks To Extend Detention Of Ex-U.S. Marine Accused Of Spying

6:06am February 20, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Michigan resident Paul Whelan has been held in a Russian prison since he was arrested in December on suspicion of spying. His family says he was just attending a friend's wedding in Moscow.

Paul Whelan, an American accused of espionage and arrested in Russia, listens to his lawyers while standing inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at a court in Moscow on Jan. 22.

Suspected U.S. Spy 'Is Holding Up Surprisingly Well' In Russian Jail, Lawyer Says

12:56pm February 12, 2019

by Lucian Kim

The brother of Paul Whelan, the American arrested in Moscow in late December, says Russia has given the family no information for why he is being accused of spying.

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Paul Whelan, the American who has been detained by Russia on suspicion of espionage, stands in a glass cage for a hearing in Moscow on Tuesday.

American Held In Russia Unwittingly Got Thumb Drive With State Secrets, Lawyer Says

3:10pm January 22, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

When a Russian citizen handed him a memory stick, Paul Whelan thought it contained travel snapshots, his lawyer told reporters. Whelan was denied bail at his first court appearance.

Ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan is being held in Moscow's Lefortovo prison on accusations of espionage by the Russian government.

As American Sits In Moscow Jail, Russia Says U.S. Has Detained One Of Its Citizens

4:33pm January 05, 2019

by Ian Stewart

A top Russian official has dismissed suggestions that Paul Whelan would be traded for any Russian in U.S. custody.

Paul Whelan is being held in Moscow's Lefortovo prison, where he faces allegations of espionage. Family members insist that he is innocent — and was in Russia only to attend a wedding.

Multiple Embassies Working To Help Paul Whelan, Accused Of Spying In Russia

5:30pm January 04, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Whelan was born in Canada and has since gained citizenship in the U.S., Britain and Ireland.

Russia has granted U.S. consular officials access to Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen detained in Russia on suspicion of spying. Whelan appears here in a photo provided by the Whelan family.

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U.S. Ambassador Visits American Who Was Arrested In Russia On Suspicion Of Spying

5:07pm January 02, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Russia's Federal Security Service says it arrested Paul Whelan last week. Family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.

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