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    Lawyer for ex-U.S. marine Whelan jailed in Russia says she cannot confirm his whereabouts

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    3 hours ago
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    MOSCOW (Reuters) - A lawyer for Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine jailed in Russia on espionage charges he denies, told Reuters on Wednesday she was unable to confirm his whereabouts.

    Olga Karlova, the lawyer, said she had sent a request to the prison colony where he is serving out his term in order to find out where he is.

    A number of Russian dissidents and people convicted for their opposition to Moscow's war in Ukraine have disappeared from Russian prisons in recent days, in what rights activists say is a possible sign that a prisoner swap with the West involving people like Whelan may be close.

    (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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