Exclusive: Paul Whelan tells CNN that Navalny’s death in prison is ‘extremely worrying’ for him
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Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that he spoke this week with Paul Whelan, the former Marine and businessman who the U.S. government says is being wrongfully imprisoned in Russia.
President Joe Biden and his national security adviser met Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, a businessman and former Marine who the U.S. government says has been wrongfully held in a Russian prison, the White House said.
A US national has been arrested on drug trafficking charges in Russia, the latter nation said on Tuesday, bringing the number of Americans detained by authorities in Moscow to at least three as tensions rise over the Ukraine war.