Paul Whelan: An American detained in Russia, wonders why he was left behind techbyn 3 weeks ago Paul Whelan, a US citizen who remains imprisoned in Russia, is questioning why he was left behind in the prisoner swap that freed fellow American Trevor Reed. techbyn See author's posts Share this: Related posts: The US citizen, who had been detained in Russia since 2019, has been released in a prisoner swap, President Biden said on Wednesday Reed, detained in Russia since 2019, was released in a prisoner swap that took months of work. This won’t impact the US approach to the war, officials say. Russia: Reed’s release is part of a prisoner swap for Konstantin Yaroshenko