epa10589387 Elizabeth Whelan (R), political prisoner Paul Whelan's sister, stands at the request of United States' Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield during her speech at a United Nations Security Council meeting, which is being chaired by Russia?s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 24 April 2023. Paul Whelan has been a political prisoner in Russia for four years for alleged spying, charges that have been widely refuted by the United States. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
