In Russia, dissidents, opposition activists, and journalists by the dozen have languished in jail for years as political hostages—pawns in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic games with the West.
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Paul Whelan, a former US Marine accused of espionage and arrested in Russia, listens to his lawyers while standing inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at a court in Moscow on Jan. 22, 2019.
