(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 10, 2020 an image of Paul Whelan, a former US marine who was arrested for alleged spying in Moscow, is displayed behind Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as he speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington,DC. - A Russian court will deliver, on June 15, 2020, a verdict in the trial of former US marine Paul Whelan who risks up to 20 years in prison on an espionage charge. The hearing at Moscow City Court is due to start at 0800 GMT. The trial has been held behind closed doors because Whelan is accused of seeking to obtain state secrets. The 50-year-old has been held in a Moscow prison since he was arrested in December 2018. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP)