Biden tells Paul Whelan's sister he's working to bring former US marine home

Biden tells Paul Whelan's sister he's working to bring ex-Marine home

"If he wants to talk about securing Paul's release, he needs to be talking to the Whelans!" she tweeted on Wednesday. "What are we to think?!that she wanted to see more outreach from the Biden administration to all the families of Americans detained by Russia.

"What we really need is action for all of these cases," she told CNN. "I really do believe the United States government is doing everything it can to bring Paul and Brittney home. But when it comes to the public outreach, perhaps the Whelan family does need that meeting with the president."Whelan's situation echoes Cherelle Griner, who criticized the Biden administration for not responding to a letter sent by Brittney Griner from Russia.

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