Canadian Paul Whelan is still in a Russian prison. He doubts he'll ever be freed
The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a remote penal colony last month has left Canadian citizen Paul Whelan, currently serving 16 years on spy charges in a Russian prison camp, wondering if the Kremlin will ever let him walk free.
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![Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine who was arrested for alleged spying in Moscow on Dec. 28, 2018, is shown in August at a hearing in a Moscow court room. A picture of a man, with grey hair and wearing glasses, standing behind two metal prison bars.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5407737.1711063116!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/russia-us-spying.jpg)
The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a remote penal colony last month has left Canadian citizen Paul Whelan, currently serving 16 years on spy charges in a Russian prison camp, wondering if the Kremlin will ever let him walk free.