Who is Paul Whelan and why does Russia think he’s a spy?

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Who is Paul Whelan and why does Russia think he’s a spy?

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Paul Whelan went to Moscow for a wedding. The Russians arrested him, and today charged him with espionage. Amie Ferris-Rotman, Moscow correspondent for the Washington Post, explains how Russia might be using him as leverage to win back one of its own.
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