President Joe Biden met with the sister of Paul Whelan, a former Marine detained in Russia, on Wednesday.

Elizabeth Whelan met with Biden and national security adviser Jake Sullivan Wednesday afternoon “to discuss the administration’s continued efforts to secure Paul’s release from Russia,” the White House said in a statement. After their meeting, Biden called Paul Whelan’s parents.

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