Author: Michael

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is celebrating the release of U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, 54, after a deal was announced to release Whelan from Russian detainment. 
Whelan, long held in Russian captivity for “spying,” was released as part of a major trade. Also included in the swap with Russia was Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested in 2023 for espionage and recently sentenced to 16 years in a Russian penal colony. Whelan received a 16-year sentence on spying charges in June 2020.

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