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US ambassador to Russia visits imprisoned ex-marine Paul Whelan

AFP WORLD
Published May 04,2023
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The US ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited former US marine Paul Whelan, imprisoned in Russia for over four years, in Mordovia, a southeastern Russian region far from Moscow on Thursday.

"Today, Ambassador Tracy visited Paul Whelan at IK17 prison in Mordovia," the US embassy in Russia said on Twitter. "The US government will continue to engage Russian authorities on his case so Paul can come home as soon as possible," it said, calling his release an "absolute priority."