American Paul Whelan is a 53-year-old former Marine detained on espionage charges in Russia. On the eve of his fifth Christmas in a Russian prison, he made a call to CBS affiliate WTOP-TV in Washington, D.C.
Whelan told the reporter that his is a desperate plea that Joe Biden find a way to get him released. “I feel alone,” Whelan told the reporter. “I feel that I’ve been left behind.”
Whelan has watched the release of other Americans being held in Russia during the last year, most notably Marine veteran Trevor Reed and WNBA player Brittney Griner. Why hasn’t Whelan been released? Biden and the State Department insist that the return of Americans being held overseas is their top priority.
Mr. Biden is “the guy that made the decision to leave me behind twice,” Whelan said. “He’s the man that can bring me home.”
Whelan last week also gave a phone interview to…
