“I remain positive and confident on a daily basis that the wheels are turning. I just wish they would turn a little bit more quickly,” said Whelan, who called CNN exclusively from his prison camp in remote Mordovia. However, Whelan said Sunday he has more confidence in the US efforts to get him home than he did when he spoke to CNN in December following Griner’s release. We have the freedom to speak out and to speak at a place like the UN.’ But it is unprecedented. Medical care, dental care is provided privately,” he told CNN.

Source: CNN May 21, 2023 21:38 UTC