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Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with the families of two Americans being held in Russia. The families of WNBA player Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan will meet with Biden at the White House.
The two meetings will be conducted separately. Griner’s wife, Cherelle, will meet with Biden, and so will the sister of Paul Whelan, Elizabeth. It will be the first between Biden and the family members since either American was detained. Biden did make a phone call to both women in July after some public pressure was applied to the White House.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden will “discuss his continuing commitment to bringing their family members home safely. As we have said before, we believe that Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittany and Paul under intolerable circumstances.”
The Biden administration does nothing until it is pushed to do so.
