Here's what to know about Paul Whelan, the 52-year-old former U.S. Marine who was not included in the prisoner swap that freed Brittney Griner
s Americans celebrate a deal between Russia and the U.S. which secured athlete Brittney Griner’s release, the family of another prisoner in Russia remains concerned.
Paul Whelan, a 52-year-old former resident of Michigan, was first detained in December 2018 by Russian authorities and imprisoned on espionage charges. He remains in prison despite American efforts to free him. In February, Russia detained WNBA star Griner on drug possession charges; airport authorities accused her of carrying hashish oil in her luggage and she was later sentenced to nine years in prison. Griner’s high-profile imprisonment also drew attention to Whelan’s case by generating public pressure for the release of detained citizens in Russia.
On Thursday morning, President Biden announced in remarks at the White House that Griner would be released back to the U.S. Griner’s release was part of a prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer and former Soviet military officer Viktor Bout, who was imprisoned in the U.S. onBiden expressed disappointment that Whelan would remain behind bars, but maintained that the U.S. would separately continue with efforts to secure his release, too. In recent weeks, the U.S.
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