NEW YORK — (NEW YORK) -- The family of Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia for four years on espionage charges, said Monday he feels 'abandoned' by the U.S. and that 'his resilience is shaken' in the wake of Russia's arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been charged with espionage.
NEW YORK — -- The family of Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia for four years on espionage charges, said Monday he feels"abandoned" by the U.S. and that"his resilience is shaken" in the wake of Russia's arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been charged with espionage.
In a Friday phone call with his parents, Paul Whelan said"he feels as though the U.S. government has abandoned him," according to his brother David.ABC NEWS LIVE: First, I just want to ask you, when we talk about his resilience being shaken. What do you mean by that? Tell us what kind of emotional state that Paul is in.
WHELAN: I think we are. Elizabeth [Whelan, Paul and David's sister] is going to take a bit of a pause on her meetings with them. I think she's finding that there aren't fruitful outcomes to the discussions that they've been having. We don't get the sense that there are creative strategies being brought to bear on Paul's case. And frankly, the family of a wrongful detainee has limited resources. We take days off from work. We pay to travel to Washington, D.C.
ABC NEWS LIVE: Have you and your family discussed what your next steps might be? I know that you said that your sister is now saying that she's going to maybe slow down that communication with the State Department. But now, going forward, is there another strategy?
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