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2022-12-08 23:24:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AA666C86270B66AFD57DA5384BEA3E6506A9771CE51322EF624604E00E0CA72B
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The US Govt. did not leave Paul Whelan behind. The Biden admin. stated that the Russian government would not include Paul in prisoner swap discussions, as his situation was different. Russia accused Griner of drug related offenses, Whelan was charged with espionage. https://apnews.com/article/brittney-griner-freed-viktor-bout-swap-us-russia-ee51f5c14f35dc4d4cf21224a8e44eaa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Whelan_(security_director)
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