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US & Irish Embassy officials were able to visit with Paul Whelan at his remote penal colony in Russia on Wednesday, his brother said in an email. via @jmhansler "The possibility of an exchange has given him some hope...it will be devastating for him if there is not a resolution" — PolitiTweet.org