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Russia Sentences Trevor Reed, Former U.S. Marine, to 9 Years

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020IVAN NECHEPURENKOComments Off on Russia Sentences Trevor Reed, Former U.S. Marine, to 9 Years

Trevor R. Reed was charged with assaulting and endangering the lives of two police officers in a case that some have likened to that of another former U.S. Marine in Russia.

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Russian Court Sentences American, Paul Whelan, to 16 Years on Spy Charges

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020IVAN NECHEPURENKOComments Off on Russian Court Sentences American, Paul Whelan, to 16 Years on Spy Charges

The case, which Mr. Whelan and U.S. officials dismiss as politically motivated, is the latest blow to President Trump’s goal of improving relations with Moscow.

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American Held in Russia on Spying Charge Must Stay in Prison

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019IVAN NECHEPURENKOComments Off on American Held in Russia on Spying Charge Must Stay in Prison

Paul H. Whelan, a Marine veteran arrested last December, said in court that a prison guard had assaulted him. He said he had been framed and that Russia held him hostage to be exchanged.

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American Jailed in Moscow on Spy Charges Says Guards Injured Him

August 23, 2019OLEG MATSNEVComments Off on American Jailed in Moscow on Spy Charges Says Guards Injured Him

Paul N. Whelan, a former Marine held for eight months on charges he denies, said he was in “great pain” and compared his treatment to the Salem witch trials.

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Paul Whelan, American Held in Russia, Pleads for Help from Trump

June 20, 2019ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on Paul Whelan, American Held in Russia, Pleads for Help from Trump

A corporate security officer and former Marine, charged with espionage in Russia, called on President Trump and other leaders to free him from a “political kidnapping.”

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Russia Says He’s a Spy. His Lawyer Says He Just Wanted Photos of a Cathedral.

January 22, 2019NEIL MacFARQUHARComments Off on Russia Says He’s a Spy. His Lawyer Says He Just Wanted Photos of a Cathedral.

Paul N. Whelan, a former United States Marine, was arrested after being given a thumb drive of state secrets, believing it to contain vacation pictures, his lawyer says.

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Spy or Not? American Who Loves Russia Ensnared in New Cold War

January 4, 2019JULIAN E. BARNES and NEIL MacFARQUHARComments Off on Spy or Not? American Who Loves Russia Ensnared in New Cold War

Paul N. Whelan, now in a Moscow prison, cut a curious figure. He traveled on Russian trains, collected tea glass holders and cultivated military contacts.

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U.S. Ambassador Visits American Arrested in Russia on Spying Charge

January 2, 2019ALAN YUHASComments Off on U.S. Ambassador Visits American Arrested in Russia on Spying Charge

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would demand the release of Paul N. Whelan, the Marine Corps veteran detained in Moscow, if the detention was “not appropriate.”

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American Accused of Spying in Russia Is Marine Veteran Who Visited Moscow for Wedding, Family Says

January 1, 2019CHRISTINE HAUSER and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑAComments Off on American Accused of Spying in Russia Is Marine Veteran Who Visited Moscow for Wedding, Family Says

Paul Whelan, who worked in corporate security for an auto parts maker, was arrested in Moscow. His family says he was attending a wedding and insists he is innocent.

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American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges

December 31, 2018January 1, 2019NEIL MacFARQUHARComments Off on American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges

Russia’s Federal Security Service said that a man identified as Paul Whelan was caught “during an act of espionage,” but it gave no details.

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