Elizabeth Whelan, sister of US Marine Corps veteran and Russian prisoner Paul Whelan, speaks at a news conference alongside families of Americans being held hostage or wrongfully detained overseas in Lafayette Park near the White House, in Washington, DC, in May 2022.
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Elizabeth Whelan, sister of US Marine Corps veteran and Russian prisoner Paul Whelan, speaks at a news conference alongside families of Americans being held hostage or wrongfully detained overseas in Lafayette Park near the White House, in Washington, DC, in May 2022.
Mandatory Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP/File

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Biden meets with Paul Whelan’s sister at White House

President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been designated as wrongfully detained in Russia, the White House said.