Defense

Whelan ‘greatly disappointed’ in Biden administration’s efforts to secure release

By Mike Brest
Published December 8, 2022 5:41pm ET
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Whelan ‘greatly disappointed’ in Biden administration’s efforts to secure release
Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested on charges of spying in Moscow at the end of 2018. | (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Paul Whelan is “greatly disappointed” in the Biden administration after agreeing Thursday to exchange a convicted Russian arms dealer in exchange for Brittney Griner while he remains in captivity.

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