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Biden is going to bring Paul Whelan home from Russia.
US President Joe Biden said that Russia is treating Paul Whelan, a US citizen held in a Russian penal colony since 2014, differently than Brittney Griner, who was released on Thursday. Biden added that Russia’s accusation that Whelan was a spy made him higher up than the other two men released in April. “Sadly, Russia…
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Biden will bring Paul Whelan home from Russia at the same time.
Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores’ nephews and six Americans were released in a swap with Russia on Saturday, US President Joe Biden said. Two nephews of Cilia were released in exchange for detained Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko. Meanwhile, US ex-Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained in 2018 in Russia on alleged espionage charges, was released…