Tag Archives: Whelan

In a bizarre rant on his social media platform, Donald Trump bragged that he turned down a deal to bring Paul Whelan home from a Russian prison. Trump wrote on Truth Social: I turned down a deal with Russia for a one on one swap of the so-called Merchant of …

An American private school teacher jailed for 14 years in Russia after being caught with medical marijuana says he feels ‘hurt’ after president Joe Biden’s attempts to free basketballer Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan – but not him. Marc Fogel had 17 grams of prescription marijuana hidden in a contact …

Reports indicate that such an exchange could free Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner in exchange for Russian arms dealer. The United States has put a “substantial proposal on the table” to facilitate the release of US citizens Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, both held by Russia in what the US …