Speculation rises over Russia prison swap including Paul Whelan
Online trackers monitoring Russian prisoner movements have raised the alarm about a possible prisoner swap with Western countries, with the unknown whereabouts of several high-profile prisoners, including American prisoner Paul Whelan. In addition to Whelan and British Russian prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza, at least seven other prominent Russian dissidents have been unexpectedly transferred in recent days. […]
Biden meets with sister of Paul Whelan at the White House
President Biden met on Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been detained in Russia since 2018 on spying charges, a charge Biden strongly denies. The White House said in a statement that Mr. Biden met privately with Elizabeth Whelan “to discuss the administration's continued efforts to secure Mr. Paul's release […]