Now after 18 months of arrest, solitary confinement, and brutal surgery, Paul Whelan is told he’s being sent away for 16 years. His lawyer says only a trade can get him out. But who?
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Anna Nemtsova: Will the US trade real Russian spies to free Whelan?
Paul Whelan, a former US Marine accused of espionage and arrested in Russia, stands inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at a court in Moscow on Jan. 22, 2019.
