U.S. demands Russia explain American's detention on spying charges

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman visited the detained man, Paul Whelan, at a detention facility in Moscow and spoke by phone with his family, the State Department said. The United States had expressed concern through diplomatic channels over delayed access to Whelan, who was detained on Friday, a department spokesman said in a statement. Russia's FSB state security service opened a criminal case against Whelan but it gave no details of his suspected espionage activities.

from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2SE3CIk