“As Pres. Biden said directly to the Whelan family, and as senior officials working on this case said directly to Paul, we have not forgotten him and we will continue to pursue every avenue for his release,” a State dept. spokesperson said of the meeting.
on Monday to discuss their strategy for securing his release from Russia, according to the State Department.
“As President Biden said directly to the Whelan family, and as senior officials working on this case said directly to Paul, we have not forgotten him and we will continue to pursue every avenue for his release,” the spokesperson said of the meeting., arrest in Russia on espionage charges that both Whelan and the U.S. government have denied. In 2020, he was sentenced to 16 years in jail.
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