{"id":525103,"date":"2022-12-11T16:33:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T13:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/paul-whelan-talks-will-continue-with-russia-biden-admin\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T16:33:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T13:33:13","slug":"paul-whelan-talks-will-continue-with-russia-biden-admin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paul-whelan-talks-will-continue-with-russia-biden-admin\/","title":{"rendered":"#Paul Whelan talks will continue with Russia: Biden admin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e1c9a010a1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e1c9a010a1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paul-whelan-talks-will-continue-with-russia-biden-admin\/#%E2%80%9CPaul_Whelan_talks_will_continue_with_Russia_Biden_admin%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Paul Whelan talks will continue with Russia: Biden admin&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPaul_Whelan_talks_will_continue_with_Russia_Biden_admin%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Paul Whelan talks will continue with Russia: Biden admin&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The Biden administration believes Russia will be open to discussing the release of Paul Whelan, the US Marine who was not freed with WNBA star Brittney Griner, because \u201cthey have things they want in this world,\u201d according to a senior administration official. <\/p>\n<p>Russia refused what the US offered to release Whelan, who has been imprisoned on espionage charges since 2018, but <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently knows to keep the conversation going if they want to reach an agreement on other important issues, the official told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/09\/politics\/paul-whelan-negotiations-biden-administration\/index.html\">CNN.  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have shown an openness to talk about that which is actually available to us and gotten only in response a demand for something that was not available to us,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after\u00a0Brittney Griner landed in Texas\u00a0on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said more prisioner exchanges between the two countries could be a possibility. <\/p>\n<p>Putin said \u201ceverything is possible\u201d when asked about future swaps, noting \u201ccompromises have been found\u201d in order to exchange the Phoenix mercury star for arms dealer Viktor Bout. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe aren\u2019t refusing to continue this work in the future,\u201d Putin added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether this could set stage for a dialogue with the US is a separate issue,\u201d the Russian strongman said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t set the task to move from those talks to something else, but they do create a certain atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/prisoner-swap-221129-55.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brittney Griner\" class=\"wp-image-24973977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/prisoner-swap-221129-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/prisoner-swap-221129-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/prisoner-swap-221129-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Whelan spoke on the phone with CNN Thursday and said he didn\u2019t understand why Griner was being released when he wasn\u2019t. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, Whelan, 53, said he didn\u2019t understand why he was still being held in a Russian penal colony while Griner was headed back to American soil. <\/p>\n<p>The American basketball star was detained in February at Moscow\u2019s Sheremetyevo Airport after Russian authorities found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her suitcase. <\/p>\n<p>Griner, who insisted she packed the cannabis oil inadvertently, pleaded guilty to drug charges and was sentenced to nine years in a forced labor camp in Mordovia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am greatly disappointed that more has not been done to secure my release, especially as the four-year anniversary of my arrest is coming up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/paul-whelan-ap-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Paul Whelan\" class=\"wp-image-24973979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/paul-whelan-ap-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/paul-whelan-ap-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/paul-whelan-ap-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Whelan has maintained his innocence since his 2018 arrest. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was arrested for a crime that never occurred,\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/08\/politics\/paul-whelan-cnn-interview-brittney-griner\/index.html\">\u00a0<\/a>Whelan added. \u201cI don\u2019t understand why I\u2019m still sitting here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Biden insisted on Thursday that the swap \u201cwas not a choice of which American to bring home.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve not forgotten about Paul Whelan. We will keep negotiating in good faith for Paul\u2019s release,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration had initially proposed a deal to Russia that would release both Griner and Whelan, for Russia to insist on a one-for-one deal.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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