A group of Biden administration officials met virtually with the sister of Paul Whelan, whom Russian officials have jailed for four years on espionage charges.
A group of Biden administration officials on Monday met virtually with the sister of Paul Whelan, whom Russian officials have jailed for four years on espionage charges that the U.S. government says are baseless.A group of Biden administration officials on Monday met virtually with the sister of Paul Whelan, whom Russian officials have jailed for four years on espionage charges
President Joe Biden said in a speech announcing Griner’s release that the U.S. would “never give up” on Whelan’s release The former U.S. Marine was not part of a deal that brought WNBA star Brittney Griner home from Russia last week in exchange for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. “We believe that there are plays that we can continue to try to run, things that we have had in motion that we are still working on that could potentially lead to a positive result here,” the national security adviser said.
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