“We regularly provide consular access to Whelan. The next visit is scheduled for tomorrow. It’s not quite like isolation, ”said a representative of the agency.
Earlier, the US embassy in Moscow requested the Russian Foreign Ministry urgent consular access to Whelan amid allegations of deterioration in his health.
On August 23, Whelan became ill during a meeting on the extension of his arrest; an ambulance was called to the Lefortovo court. However, the detainee was not required to be hospitalized.
Paul Whelan was detained at the end of December 2018 during an espionage campaign.