Former US Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying is denied bail
A former US Marine being held in Russia on suspicion of spying has been denied bail, according to his brother.
Paul Whelan
‘Spy’ does not know how state secrets ended up on device, Russian court told
An American man being held in Moscow on suspicion of spying was given a flash drive containing Russian “state secrets” before he was arrested, but did not know he had them and had not looked at them, his lawyer has said.
Western governments urged to act after former US Marine held on spy charge
The brother of a former US Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying has urged Western governments to act, fearing the legal system could take years to deal with his case.
Moscow denies British citizen being held as bargaining chip for jailed Russian
Moscow has denied a former US Marine is being held as a bargaining chip for a jailed Russian spy, after Jeremy Hunt warned against using Britons as pawns.