Secretary of State Pompeo Demands Immediate Return of Detained American in Russia

Secretary of State Pompeo Demands Immediate Return of Detained American in Russia (Mediaite)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has issued a demand for Russia to release the American citizen who was arrested last week amid allegations of espionage.

Paul Whelan drew international attention over the last few days as his family protested his arrest and refuted Russia’s claim that he was in the country working as a spy. Pompeo is in Brazil today for the inauguration of president-elect Jair Bolsonaro, and when he took questions at one point, he called for Whelan’s release.