At least a dozen American citizens are currently being held in Russian prisons. Reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. marine Paul Whelan are among the most famous.
Russia is holding at least a dozen American citizens in jail, including journalists and active duty soldiers. Below are details about the best known Americans currently in detention, why Russia is holding them and what the United States is doing to get them back.
former U.S. marine holding U.S., British, Irish and Canadian citizenship, Whelan was arrested in 2018 and subsequently handed a 16-year sentence for espionage. He denied the charges. At the time of his arrest, Whelan was head of global security for a Michigan-based car parts supplier. Russian investigators said he was a spy for military intelligence and had been caught red-handed with a computer flash drive containing classified information. Whelan, 54, did not figure in a U.S.
former U.S. marine, Gilman was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison in October 2022 for attacking a police officer on a train while he was drunk. Gilman, who his lawyers said had come to Russia to study, told the court he did not remember the incident but had 'apologized to Russia' and to the officer.
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