Paul Whelan’s Life in a Russian Prison
Whelan: ‘People are just left’ in Russia prisons ‘to suffer’
Fmr. U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, jailed in Russia for over five years, sits down with Andrea to share what he endured during his long imprisonment.
‘Monotonous and Filthy’: Paul Whelan’s Life in a Russian Prison
In 2022, the U.S. government exchanged Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer, for the basketball star Brittney Griner; and a drug trafficker, Konstantin Yaroshenko, for Trevor Reed, another former U.S. Marine. Russia balked at including Mr. Whelan in either exchange.
Paul Whelan was devastated at being left behind in a Russian labor camp as other Americans were released
Former Marine Paul Whelan said he was devastated when a Biden administration official told him WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner was being released from Russian detention after nine months and he was not.
Freed American Paul Whelan, in first interview, opens up about life inside a Russian labor camp
Paul Whelan, who was arrested in Russia in 2018, got little sleep and used secret cellphones to communicate with prisoners sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.
Paul Whelan speaks out after more than five years in Russian prison
Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan spent more than five years detained in Russia before he was released in August in one of the biggest prisoner swaps since the Cold War era. NBC News' Andrea Mitchell spoke one-on-one with Whelan about his life in Russian captivity,
Paul Whelan recalls low ebb of Russian imprisonment
In his first interview since being released, the former Marine announced he is writing a book on his experience.
Paul Whelan describes the psychological toll of his years-long Russian imprisonment: "It did play with my mind"
In his first sit-down interview since his release from Russia, Paul Whelan said being left behind twice in prisoner swaps played with his mind.
Freed American Paul Whelan shares story of his arrest in Russia
Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained in Russia for more than five years, recounts to NBC’s Andrea Mitchell how the FSB stormed into his room in 2018 and discusses his subsequent "sham" arrest.
Paul Whelan was devasted at being left behind in a Russian labor camp as others were released
Former Marine Paul Whelan said he was devastated when a Biden administration official told him WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner was being released from Russian detention after nine months and he was not.
Paul Whelan describes ‘torture’ of Russian prison
Former Marine Paul Whelan described the “torture” he endured while being held captive in a Russian prison for years. “The Russian government wanted to put pressure on the United States by treating me badly.
Whelan says he fed information to Western officials that he received from fellow prisoners fighting in Ukraine
Paul Whelan, the American who spent five-and-a-half years wrongfully detained in Russia, revealed Sunday that he passed ...
Transcript: Paul Whelan on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 20, 2024
The following is a transcript of an interview with Paul Whelan on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Oct.
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American who was arrested and detained in Russia speaks out
WASHINGTON (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Paul Whelan spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about being arrested and ...
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Who is Paul Whelan, the former US Marine who Russia branded a spy?
"Paul Whelan is going home and I suspect he himself can barely believe it." Sunday's vote sees Moldovans facing a choice between pushing on with EU membership or keeping close ties to Russia.