Biden met with the family of the American spy in Russia
| The President of the United States met and talked with the sister of the American spy imprisoned in Russia who was sentenced to 16 years in prison at the White House. |
According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, US President Joe Biden met with the sister of American spy Paul Whelan, who has been detained in Russia since 2018 for espionage. had a conversation In this conversation, Biden once again strongly denied the accusation against Whelan in Russia. “Elizabeth Whelan” published and pointed out that the meeting was in line with the continuous efforts of the Biden administration to free Paul through dialogue with Russia. Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, also joined them in this meeting. has done. Villan was sentenced to 16 years in prison in Russia in 2020. The United States has recognized his arrest as illegal and in this regard has criticized Russia’s criminal charges and the process of holding a trial against Whelan in this country, calling it completely fake.
Biden has always stated that action for the release of Whelan along with Wall Street Journal reporter Ivan Gershkovic, who was arrested in March of last year on charges of espionage in Russia, was one of his administration’s priorities.
Government officials say that the Russians Due to the espionage charges against Whelan, they will not fulfill the conditions of Whelan’s release as soon as Greiner.
Whelan 6 years ago when exchanging flash The card related to the list of agents of the Russian intelligence agency was trapped in the Metropol Hotel in Moscow. The American authorities have tried to release him on several occasions, however, the Russian government has opposed the request based on the release of Whelan due to the seriousness of his crime.
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