AdvertisementWhelan was arrested in Moscow in 2018 and was sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges, according to The Associated Press. “Still looking for that press release saying @POTUS has spoken to anyone in OUR family about #PaulWhelan, wrongfully detained in #Russia for 3.5 years,” Whelan tweeted. If he wants to talk about securing Paul’s release, he needs to be talking to the Whelans! Paul Whelan's sister wants families of detained Americans to see a more even-handed outreach from the Biden administration. “I think that the frustration to the extent that it is out there is directed towards the inconsistency of how the U.S. government interacts with wrongful detainees’ families,” Whelan added.

Source: Huffington Post July 07, 2022 22:23 UTC