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Jailed American in Russia says he feels abandoned by United States
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https://www.jpost.com/international/article-779024
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Former US Marine Paul Whelan, convicted of espionage in Russia, has said he feels abandoned by the United States for failing to come up with proposals that can convince Moscow to agree to a prisoner swap, the BBC reported.
The United States says Whelan is “wrongfully detained” and has repeatedly denied that he is a spy and demanded his release, proposing several different deals.
Whelan told the BBC he felt “abandoned” by the United States and said a previous swap which left him behind in Russia was a “serious betrayal.”
The United States has repeatedly told its citizens to leave Russia and warns that those who stay are at serious risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies.
Last December, US basketball star Brittney Griner was released from a Russian penal colony as part of a prisoner swap with Russia.
President Vladimir Putin, when asked this month about a possible prisoner swap for the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Whelan, said he hoped an agreement would be reached, but that the US had to listen to Russia’s conditions.
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