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new negotiation

White House Says Readying New Proposal to Russia To Free 2 Americans

The State Department said this month that Russia rejected a "substantial" proposal to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine...
paul whelan

Ex-U.S. Marine Says He Feels Abandoned in Russian Prison

Paul Whelan has been behind bars since 2018 and is serving a 16-year sentence for spying. But U.S. efforts to include him in a prisoner swap have not yet...
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'difficult' talks

Putin ‘Hopes’ Moscow, Washington Will Find Solution on Arrested U.S. Citizens

On Thursday, a Moscow court upheld a ruling to hold journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested this year on espionage charges, in detention until January.
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'wrongfully detained'

U.S. Says Russia Rejected 'Substantial' Proposal to Free 2 Americans

"We have made a number of proposals, including a substantial one in recent weeks," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
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ongoing efforts

U.S. Offered Russia ‘Serious Proposal’ to Release Jailed American Paul Whelan – CNN

But the ex-Marine's Russian attorney said Tuesday that his release from prison was still “a work in progress.”
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'outside the box'

U.S. Explores ‘Narrow’ Sanctions Relief to Free Gershkovich, Whelan From Russia – Reports

Possible “narrow sanctions relief” on the FSB is part of U.S. efforts to come up with “creative offers” that could “gin up” interest in a prisoner...
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incommunicado

Ex-Marine Whelan Unreachable in Russian Prison for Over a Month – Lawyer

Whelan’s legal defense said he has been placed in solitary confinement in his central Russian penal colony.
appeal for aid

Pressure Putin to Release Jailed Americans, Ex-Marine Whelan Urges Biden Ahead of Summit

Biden has said that he plans to press Putin on human rights abuses when the two meet in Geneva this month.
no appeal

U.S. Ex-Marine Whelan Will Not Appeal Russian Espionage Verdict: Agencies

Paul Whelan hopes to be exchanged with Russians convicted in the United States in a prisoner swap, his lawyer said.
'hostage diplomacy'

Family of American 'Spy' Imprisoned in Russia Expects Trade

Paul Whelan's brother said that Moscow arrested him as leverage against Washington.
ticket home

Russia Revisits U.S. Prisoner Swap After Whelan Sentencing

Russia last year proposed a prisoner swap involving pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving 20 years in the U.S.
final verdict

Russia Sentences U.S. Ex-Marine to 16 Years in Prison in Spy Trial

Paul Whelan's case has intensified tensions between Moscow and Washington and sparked speculation of a prisoner swap.
espionage charges

Russian Court Extends Detention of Ex-U.S. Marine for 3 Months

Whelan was detained by agents from Russia's Federal Security Service in a Moscow hotel room on Dec. 28 last year.
'Pulp fiction'

Russia Accuses Alleged U.S. Spy Whelan of Lying About Ill-Treatment in Jail

Russia's Foreign Ministry called Paul Whelan's accusations an effort to create "artificial hype."
Ongoing saga

Russian Court Rejects Appeal by Ex-U.S. Marine Held on Spying Charges

Paul Whelan denies the allegations and says he was set up in a politically motivated sting.
Detained American

Outgoing U.S. Envoy in Russia Calls for Paul Whelan’s Release

Jon Huntsman pointed to Whelan's “deteriorating health” and a “lack of any evidence.”
Pre-trial detention

Russian Court Extends Detention of Ex-U.S. Marine Whelan

Earlier on Friday, Whelan said that prison authorities in Moscow had physically hurt him.
Spying accusation

Ex-U.S. Marine Illegally Isolated by Russia in Spy Case – Activists

"Our view that something strange is going on with Paul Whelan has only been reinforced," a member of Russia's presidential human rights council said.
'Kangaroo court'

U.S. Asks Russia for Proof Detained Ex-Marine Is a Spy

If found guilty of espionage, U.S. citizen Paul Whelan could be imprisoned for up to 20 years.
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