The sister of the Michigan executive who has been wrongfully detained in Russia since late 2018 says she has “complete faith” in the Biden administration after meeting with President Joe Biden.
Elizabeth Whelan, the sister of Paul Whelan, traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with the president in the Oval Office on Friday, as did Cherelle Griner, the wife of Brittney Griner, the WNBA star whom the administration also considers wrongfully detained in Russia.“It was an exceptional honor to meet with President Biden on Friday to receive an update on the efforts the U.S.
Griner was sentenced last month to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-related charges that stem from her bringing cannabis vaping cartridges through a Moscow airport in February. She has been detained since, and the administration determined this spring that she met the government’s guidelines for a wrongful detention designation, while Whelan is serving a 16-year prison sentence on espionage-related charges that he and his family vehemently deny.
National Security Council coordinator John Kirby told reporters on Friday that Russia has “not responded to our offer,” which was described as a “serious” one, adding that"the discussions are ongoing.”
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