mo4ch:>American accused of spying in Moscow had plenty of ‘friends’ with Russian military ties – report | Mo4ch News

The former US marine detained in Moscow on spying charges had for long been a user of the Russian social media network VK, and almost half of the people he chatted with there seem to have links to the Russian military.Paul Whelan, who also holds British, Irish and Canadian citizenships, seemed to have a particular penchant for Russia. His account on Russia’s most popular social network, VK, is more than a decade old although he had just 55 friends. But nearly half of them, notably, had either a military education or a history of military service, Reuters reports.At least 12 of his friends on VK had received military education in Russia, while another 11 apparently had served in the Russian Army, the report says, adding that the list of Whelan’s acquaintances also includes people from the IT, engineering or civil aviation circles.Also on rt.comCitizen of the world: Ex-Marine detained in Russia on espionage charges holds multiple passportsRT was able to find what appears to be Whelan’s …