US diplomats received permission to visit Whelan on February 5

It is noted that US diplomats should visit Whelan on February 5.

“The Russian authorities allowed the American embassy to visit Paul on Tuesday, February 5,” RIA Novosti reports Brother Whelan's message.

On January 2, it was reported that US Ambassador to Russia John Huntsman personally visited Paul Whelan.

Consular visits of the Irish, Canadian and British embassies were also held.

Paul Whelan holds US, British, Irish, and Canadian citizenship.

In late December, the FSB reported that he was detained during a spy action.