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Today, Explained
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Who is Paul Whelan and why does Russia think he’s a spy?
18 minutes Posted Jan 3, 2019 at 1:14 pm.
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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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