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Prisoner swap: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris greet U.S. prisoners
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Prisoner swap: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris greet U.S. prisoners

The Hindu  

The United States and Russia completed a 24-person prisoner swap on August 1, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. President Joe Biden said it “feels wonderful” …

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Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

NPR  

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images In one of the largest prisoner swaps between the United States, its allies and Russia since the end of the Cold War, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan are among more than a dozen prisoners …

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US marks anniversary of Paul Whelan’s detention in Russia
1 year, 11 months ago

US marks anniversary of Paul Whelan’s detention in Russia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is marking the four-year anniversary of the detention in Russia of American businessman Paul Whelan, whose continued imprisonment is one of several major irritants in tattered relations between Washington and Moscow. Blinken said Whelan and his family are “suffering through an unfathomable ordeal” and he again condemned the American’s conviction, which was based on secret …

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US marks four year anniversary of Paul Whelan detention in Russia
1 year, 11 months ago

US marks four year anniversary of Paul Whelan detention in Russia

Al Jazeera  

The former US marine is serving a 16-year sentence for alleged espionage, though his family maintains his innocence. The administration of United States President Joe Biden is marking the four-year anniversary of American businessman Paul Whelan‘s detention in Russia, an imprisonment that remains a major irritant in relations between Washington and Moscow. Today marks a terrible milestone for Paul Whelan: …

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Biden administration renews commitment to free Paul Whelan on fourth anniversary of his detention in Russia
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden administration renews commitment to free Paul Whelan on fourth anniversary of his detention in Russia

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration on Wednesday renewed its commitment to secure the release of American Paul Whelan on the fourth anniversary of his wrongful detention in Russia, as Whelan’s family expressed hope that he would not mark yet another milestone in Russian prison. “Today marks four years that Paul Whelan has spent wrongfully detained, away from his family, suffering …

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Putin says he is OPEN to more prisoner swaps with the U.S.
2 years ago

Putin says he is OPEN to more prisoner swaps with the U.S.

Daily Mail  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has now said he is open to more prisoner swaps with the U.S. after exchanging WNBA star Brittney Griner for 'Merchant of Death' arms dealer Viktor Bout in a move many saw as a victory for the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin has hinted he is open to more prisoner swaps with the U.S. after exchanging …

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Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home
2 years ago

Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — American basketball star Brittney Griner headed home Thursday night, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in the culmination of an eight-month saga of high diplomacy and dashed hopes. “She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home,” Biden said from the White House, where he was …

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Family of American prisoner Paul Whelan backs Griner deal
2 years ago

Family of American prisoner Paul Whelan backs Griner deal

Associated Press  

The brother of an American detained in Russia since 2018 said Thursday that his family fears he will not be released for years, even as they supported the U.S. government’s agreement to a prisoner exchange that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner but left Paul Whelan behind. U.S. officials said Russia refused to consider including Whelan in the Griner deal, calling …

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Paul Whelan was left behind in Brittney Griner swap — here's why it's so hard to get him out of Russia
2 years ago

Paul Whelan was left behind in Brittney Griner swap — here's why it's so hard to get him out of Russia

Raw Story  

This week, President Joe Biden managed to broker a prisoner swap with Russia, allowing the release of basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for Russia being handed Viktor Bout, an arms trafficker known as the "merchant of death." On Thursday's edition of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," reporter Andrea Mitchell detailed the key reason why it has been so hard for the …

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Paul Whelan's brother slams his exclusion from Brittney Griner prisoner swap
2 years ago

Paul Whelan's brother slams his exclusion from Brittney Griner prisoner swap

Daily Mail  

Former US Marine Paul Whelan's family have spoken out to express their frustration that he remains in Russian prison following a prisoner swap to free WNBA star Brittney Griner. Whelan was not part of Thursday's prisoner swap, which saw Griner released from Russian prison in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the 'Merchant of Death.' Former U.S. …

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

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

NPR  

Biden vows to bring longtime detainee Paul Whelan home from Russia too Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images As the Biden administration celebrates the homecoming of one prominent American detained in Russia — basketball star Brittney Griner — it's pledging to continue working to secure the release of another who's been …

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Griner’s release raises fresh concerns about fate of Paul Whelan
2 years ago

Griner’s release raises fresh concerns about fate of Paul Whelan

Al Jazeera  

As US welcomes release of basketball star Brittney Griner, calls grow to free other US citizen detained in Russia. But the release of Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, in a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence in a US prison, effectively separates her fate from Whelan’s. Whelan expresses disappointment In July, …

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WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer
2 years ago

WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer

CNN  

Washington CNN — WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention, President Joe Biden said Thursday. Asked when Griner would be home following his remarks, Biden indicated it would be in the next “24 hours.” As for what he would say to Whelan’s family, he said, “We’re speaking to them.” Cherelle Griner thanked the administration for helping secure …

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Exclusive: Paul Whelan tells CNN he is ‘disappointed’ that more has not been done to secure his release
2 years ago

Exclusive: Paul Whelan tells CNN he is ‘disappointed’ that more has not been done to secure his release

CNN  

Washington CNN — Detained American Paul Whelan expressed his frustration that more has not been done to secure his release in an exclusive CNN interview hours after another detained American, Brittney Griner, was freed. Whelan said he would like to speak to Biden directly, noting he had spoken to an administration official earlier in the day about the situation, but …

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White House confirms Paul Whelan is back at Russian penal colony and 'feeling well'
2 years ago

White House confirms Paul Whelan is back at Russian penal colony and 'feeling well'

Daily Mail  

The White House on Friday said Paul Whelan was back at a Russian penal colony and had told consular staff he was 'feeling well,' days after triggering concern by missing a scheduled phone call with his family. But John Kirby, a national security spokesman for the White House, said he could not comment further on the 52-year-old's health out of …

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Former US marine imprisoned in Russia makes contact with family
2 years ago

Former US marine imprisoned in Russia makes contact with family

Al Jazeera  

Paul Whelan’s brother has confirmed the American, convicted on espionage charges, gave ‘proof of life’ in phone call. Whelan’s brother David said in a statement that the former marine called his family on Friday for the first time since November 23. “So the call at least acts as a ‘proof of life’, even if nothing else has been explained: when …

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Russia is NOT willing to engage Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan prisoner swap, says security adviser,
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia is NOT willing to engage Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan prisoner swap, says security adviser,

Daily Mail  

Russian government officials have not shown any willingness to engage with the United States on discussions about prisoner swaps involving American basketball star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan, both of whom are being held in the country. President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will show more willingness to negotiate on Griner and …

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US President Joe Biden meets with families of Russia-detained Paul Whelan, Brittney Griner at White House
2 years, 3 months ago

US President Joe Biden meets with families of Russia-detained Paul Whelan, Brittney Griner at White House

Firstpost  

Joe Biden’s meetings with the families were not an indication that negotiations with Russia for their release have reached a breakthrough. Washington: President Joe Biden met Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan, the first face-to-face encounter that the president has had with the relatives. In a statement after the …

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Brittney Griner’s, Paul Whelan’s families meet with President Biden at White House: Reports
2 years, 3 months ago

Brittney Griner’s, Paul Whelan’s families meet with President Biden at White House: Reports

New York Times  

President Joe Biden met with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom are Americans detained in Russian prisons, at the White House on Friday, according to multiple reports. Biden first met with Elizabeth Whelan, the sister of Paul Whelan, then with Cherelle Griner, the wife of Brittney Griner, and Griner’s agent …

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U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap

NPR  

U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration and the family of Trevor Reed say the U.S. Marine veteran is out of Russian prison and safely on his way back to the U.S. Trevor, a former U.S. …

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Paul Whelan’s family stays focused on his release as he nears 3 years in Russian detention
3 years ago

Paul Whelan’s family stays focused on his release as he nears 3 years in Russian detention

CNN  

CNN — Nearly three years after her brother was detained in Moscow, Elizabeth Whelan is keeping her eye on the goal: bringing him home. “It’s very difficult in the early months not to be completely consumed by the emotion of the situation, worrying about how your loved one is doing, worrying day and night, and it to the point of …

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American detained in Russia with Covid-19 has not been able to speak to family, they say
3 years, 6 months ago

American detained in Russia with Covid-19 has not been able to speak to family, they say

CNN  

CNN — The parents of Trevor Reed, an American imprisoned in Russia who recently tested positive for Covid-19, said Friday that neither they nor the US Embassy have been able to contact him in the wake of his diagnosis. We just want to know how he’s feeling.” Joey Reed said that the Embassy is “currently trying to get contact with …

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