MOSCOW (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying told a court on Friday that the case against him was politically motivated and that he believed Russia was using it as revenge for U.S. sanctions, local agencies reported.
The Moscow court ruled to extend Paul Whelan's pre-trial detention until the end of August, the Interfax, TASS and RIA news agencies also reported.
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