Paul Whelan was in Moscow that day at the storied Metropole Hotel, getting ready for the wedding of a fellow U.S. Marine, when a longtime Russian friend, a junior officer in the frontier guards, dropped by unexpectedly. The friend handed him a thumb drive that he said contained souvenir photos and videos from a trip … Read more
Pogba’s four-year doping ban is slashed on appeal, opening the door to the French star signing with a new club. Paul Pogba’s doping suspension has been cut from four years to 18 months after experts supported the French football player’s insistence that he had unintentionally ingested a banned substance, the Court of Arbitration for Sport … Read more
Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in historic multi-country prisoner swap ABC News Video Biden on prisoners freed from Russia: ‘Their brutal ordeal is over’ ABC News WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Is Free The Wall Street Journal Who are the Americans freed from Russian prison? NBC News ‘Day of great joy’: Wall Street Journal’s crusade to free Gershkovich … Read more
Speculation rises over Russia prison swap including Paul Whelan The Hill Biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War could be underway, movements suggest USA TODAY Russia May Free 20-30 Political Prisoners in Historic Exchange With West The Moscow Times Russian-UK dissident Kara-Murza disappears from jail in latest sign a prisoner swap with West may be close Reuters Russia transfers … Read more