mo4ch:>‘We don’t really know how it happened’ – brother of American Paul Whelan on his detainment in Russia | Mo4ch News

Twin brother of Paul Whelan – the American detained in Moscow on espionage charges – firmly denies accusations against his sibling, maintaining that a person with the social media and travel activity of his simply cannot be a spy.“I think it's ridiculous. I don't think there's any way that my brother Paul is a spy,” David Whelan told RT’s Ruptly news video agency in Toronto.Paul Whelan was detained late in December, with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), stating he was caught right during “the act of spying.” The man reportedly received a flash drive with a list of Russian intelligence operatives.While such an exchange might have took place indeed, it’s unlikely Paul engaged in such illicit activities willingly, David believes.Paul might have accepted a flash drive if someone gave him something, but he wouldn't have knowingly accepted one that had confidential or secure information on it.To prove that his brother is not a spy, Whelan brought up his openly conduc…