British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was extremely worried about Paul Whelan, who was detained by Russia's FSB state security service in Moscow last Friday on suspicion of spying. "Individuals should not be used as pawns of diplomatic leverage (or) being used in diplomatic chess games," Hunt said. "We are extremely worried about Paul Whelan, we have offered consular assistance," Hunt said. "The US are leading on this because he is a British and American citizen." The FSB has opened a criminal case against Whelan but not given any details of his alleged espionage activities.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 04, 2019 11:15 UTC