* Trump would have said that she would have been back on American shores within days or weeks of her arrest. After all we led to believe that Putin feared Trump. Putin & him had an understanding: l will release Brittney if you turn a blind eye to my invasion of Ukraine. Guess which one 45 would have taken in order to keep his appearance up?

Meanwhile another prisoner (a former Marine) who was barely mentioned in the article is coming up on 4 years of a 16 year sentence in prison doesn't get to come home. And Biden lets an arms dealer doing 25 years, who was #2 most wanted behind Bin Laden go free.

A dastardly tragic presidential political mistake.

Russia would not negotiate in good faith regarding Whelan's release and it was either Brittney or no one at all. Whelan's brother David said, "As I have often remarked, Brittney's and Paul's cases were never really intertwined. You'll have to ask the Russian President that recently soiled himself what is necessary to get Whelan released.

"#2 most wanted"

Bout was and if he ever pokes his nose outside of Russia, he'll be "sleeping with the fishes" with Bin Laden.

"political mistake"

LMAO!

G, Whelan was arrested under Trump's watch. Why didn't the master negotiater, Mr " Art of the deal" not get Whelan out? Could it be that 45 didn't care? 45 was good at throwing toilet paper at hurricane victims, but lacked the skills to get our people home. Your QAnon leader is all talk.

NG,   Lacked the skills to bring our people home? I don't think so. Try 38.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-trump-has-reversed-decades-of-american-hostage-policy

"Whelan was arrested under Trump's watch." and still in a Russian prison.

Neither Griner, Whelan, or Bout are hostages; they were all charged, convicted, and imprisoned. Why do you MAGA Kool-Aid drinkers always ignore the facts and make up crap trying to pretend Trump is a saint?