Paul Whelan
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 5 years ago |
| Born | Canada |
| Citizenship | Canada |
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| 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 |
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| 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...
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