Paul Whelan told Blinken in phone call 'point blank' that leaving him in Russian prison 'painted a target on his back' - and leaving him a second time 'basically signed a death warrant'

The 53-year-old political prisoner has been held at the remote IK-17 camp in Mordovia, west Russia , for almost five years - while other US hostages have been freed.

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