Thursday, December 8, 2022

Biden vows to bring longtime detainee Paul Whelan home from Russia too

Paul Whelan holds a sign in protest as he awaits his verdict in Moscow in June 2020. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison on charges of espionage.

The former U.S. Marine has been held in Russia since 2018. As supporters celebrate Brittney Griner's release, they — Whelan himself included — are wondering why he was left behind.

(Image credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)

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