David Whelan, the brother of U.S. Marine Paul Whelan imprisoned in Russia, said the deal to trade notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner was the right decision.
American pro-basketball player Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison Friday, but the deal to free her excluded U.S. marine Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years.The U.S and Russia agreed to the terms of a prisoner swap, allowingCriticism of the decision followed, because the U.S. did not strike a deal to release both Griner and Whelan at the same time.
Paul Whelan, who was born in Canada, and joined the U.S. marines, was arrested on alleged espionage charges in 2018 and sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison. "We thought it might be a two for two, or three , we really didn't have any sense," Whelan said. "Other than that, we knew the Russian government was negotiating in bad faith asking for things that the U.S. government couldn't have done."
Whelan said his parents speak with Paul every day on the phone, and the situation is more delicate during the holidays.
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