Paul Whelan
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 5 years ago |
| Born | Canada |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| US | |
| UK | |
| Ireland | |
| Detained | December 28, 2018 |
| Accusation | Espionage |
| Charge | TBD |
| Siblings | David Whelan |
| Date of birth | January 1,1970 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Date of died | October 30,2019 |
| Nationality | American |
| British | |
| Canadian | |
| Irish | |
| Previous position | Member of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales (1999–2003) |
| Books | Reform of the New South Wales Police Service: Implementation Status Report : Phase One |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Education | Huron High School |
| Charg | 16 years in prison |
| Detain | December 28, 2018 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1659136 |
Paul Whelan Life story
Paul Nicholas Whelan is a Canadian-born former United States Marine with U.S., British, Irish, and Canadian citizenship. He was arrested in Russia on December 28, 2018, and accused of spying. On June 15, 2020, he received a 16-year prison sentence.
Trevor Reed: Ex-US marine freed by Russia is injured fighting in Ukraine
... The US is currently working to free two Americans also considered to be wrongfully detained in Russia - businessman Paul Whelan and journalist Evan Gershkovich...
Evan Gershkovich: US confirms Russia contact over prisoner swap for reporter
... The US has also been pressing for the release of Paul Whelan, a former US Marine who has been in jail for more than four years...
Michael Travis Leake, US musician, detained in Russia
... US marine Paul Whelan is serving a 16-year prison sentence on " spying" charges - he was sentenced before Russia s invasion of Ukraine, which has weakened relations between US and Russia...
Blinken and Lavrov meet for first time since invasion
... Mr Blinken also told Mr Lavrov that Russia should release Paul Whelan, an imprisoned American citizen, and that Russia should rejoin the New START nuclear arms control treaty that it recently withdrew from...
Brittney Griner vows to play this season after prisoner swap
... Mr Biden is " committed to bringing Paul Whelan and all Americans home" Griner said, urging " everyone that played a part in bringing me home to continue their efforts" to secure his release...
Paul Whelan: US and Russia to explore more prisoner swaps
... The White House is under pressure to free ex-US Marine Paul Whelan, who has been in a Russian jail for four years...
How the Brittney Griner prisoner swap with Russia was done
... It was a big ask and the administration negotiated hard to include a second American detainee, a former marine, Paul Whelan...
Brittney Griner: Russia frees US basketball star in swap with arms dealer Bout
... When negotiations began to secure Griner s release during the summer, the US also made clear it wanted ex-marine Paul Whelan to be freed as well...
Brittney Griner: Russia frees US basketball star in swap with arms dealer Bout
By Paul KirbyBBC News
The US and Russia have exchanged jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout , held in an American Prison for 12 years.
President Joe Biden said Griner was safe and on a plane home from The United Arab Emirates.
" I'm glad to say Brittney's in good spirits. she needs time and space to recover, " He Said at the White House.
Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February for possessing cannabis oil and last month sent to a penal colony.
The Biden administration proposed a prisoner exchange last July, aware Moscow had long sought Bout's release.
Russia's foreign ministry confirmed The Swap and said it had taken place at Abu Dhabi airport. " The Russian citizen has been returned to his homeland, " it said in a statement.
President Biden signed The Order for Bout's release, commuting his 25-year jail term.
Viktor Bout sold arms to warlords and rogue governments, becoming one of The World 's Most Wanted men.
Dubbed the " merchant of death" for gun-running in The Years after The Fall of the Soviet Union , The Russian 's exploits inspired the 2005 Hollywood film Lord of War, which was loosely based on his life.
His secretive career was brought to an end by an elaborate US sting in 2008, when he was arrested at a hotel in the Thai capital Bangkok, to The Anger of The Russian government.
He was extradited two years later and has spent The Past 12 years languishing in an American jail for conspiring to support terrorists and kill Americans.
In his tweet, President Biden posted a picture from The Oval Office alongside Griner's wife Cherelle.
" Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner . She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home, " he wrote.
When negotiations began to secure Griner's release during the summer, the US also made clear it wanted ex-marine Paul Whelan to be freed as well. However, there was no mention of Whelan, accused by Russia of spying, as part of The Prisoner exchange.
Whelan's brother David praised Griner's release and said US officials had warned The Family in advance that Paul Whelan was not part of The Exchange .
" It's clear the US government needs to be more assertive, " He Said in a statement. " If bad actors like Russia are going to grab innocent Americans, the US needs a swifter, more direct response. "
Source of news: bbc.com
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