INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The lawyer of former United States Marine Paul Whelan said she was unable to confirm the whereabouts of her client after receiving multiple
working in security for a United States vehicle parts company when he was arrested in Moscow in 2018
He is serving a 16-year sentence for spying, a charge the United States government says is without merit.Whelan, who also holds British,
other political prisoners jailed in Russia have been reportedly moved to unknown locations in recent days, fueling speculation that Moscow
is preparing a large-scale exchange with Western governments.Those transfers also come less than two weeks after Wall Street Journal
reporter Evan Gershkovich and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva were sentenced to jail in Russia.Observers believe Washington and
Moscow may soon reach a deal on exchanging both journalists with Russian nationals jailed in the West.AFP contributed reporting.
