Paul Whelan’s family speaks after Griner prisoner swap
Paul Whelan’s family speaks after Griner prisoner swap
(NewsNation) — Each morning, the U.S. national anthem echoes from the walls of detained American citizen Paul Whelan’s Russian prison cell.
“He gets up every morning and sings the national anthem, I think as much to irritate the guards as to keep his own morale up,” Whalen’s brother, David Whelan, said. “And I think he is determined to survive, but I think you have to wonder how long he can…