How and why Russian intelligence is using Paul Whelan

Published June 15, 2020 7:00pm ET



Sentencing Paul Whelan to 16 years of hard labor on Monday, Russia showed its hand. Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping to use Whelan as a trade tool for a U.S. prisoner exchange or a spy swap.

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