The U.S. ambassador to Russia visited American Paul Whelan in a prison in eastern Russia where he is being held on Thursday, the latest sign that the U.S. is continuing to work to secure his release.
— at IK17 prison in Mordovia," the U.S. Embassy in Moscow said in a tweet, referring to Ambassador Lynne Tracy.
Whelan has been detained in Russia since December 2018 and was later sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges, which the U.S. denies. "Paul also communicated very clearly his concern lest the U.S. government bring home other American citizens from Russia and leave him behind again," David Whelan said in an email.
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