Whatever happened to…Americans detained in Russia?

Expert Mickey Bergman gave Fox News an inside look at ongoing negotiations to free Paul Whelan from Russian prison and recount the situations of other detained Americans.

Bergman has worked on negotiations to free Americans held overseas for the last decade, including those in Russia. He worked alongside former Ambassador to the UN and former democratic New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. Bergman now directs Global Reach for the Richardson Center for Global Engagement. He believes recent arrests of U.S. citizens could be a response to failed efforts to release Paul Whelan. Bret Baier currently serves as FOX News Channel's (FNC) anchor and executive editor of Special Report with Bret Baier (weeknights at 6-7PM/ET), chief political anchor of the network and co-anchor of the network’s election coverage. Baier is also host of FOX News Audio's "The Bret Baier Podcast" which includes Common Ground, The Campaign, The Candidates and The All-Star Panel. He joined FNC in 1998 as the first reporter in the Atlanta bureau and is now based in Washington, D.C.

"The case of Russia is fascinating. They took Paul Whelan, they wanted to do a certain deal. We refused to negotiate, so they took Trevor Reed. We still refused to negotiate, they took Brittney Griner," Bergman said.