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Russia accuses US of detaining its citizen after arresting ex-US Marine

The accusations from both sides could further complicate a strained relationship between Moscow and Washington

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Last Updated : Jan 05 2019 | 7:24 PM IST

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday the United States had detained a Russian citizen, days after Moscow arrested the former US Marine Paul Whelan on suspicion of spying.

Whelan was arrested by Russia's Federal Security Service on Dec. 28. His family have said he is innocent and that he was in Moscow to attend a wedding.

The ministry said the United States detained Russian citizen Dmitry Makarenko on the Northern Mariana Islands on Dec. 29 and had moved him to Florida.

"... Makarenko, born in 1979, has arrived on Saipan Island with his wife, underage children and elderly parents. He was detained