拜登在白宫会见保罗·惠兰的妹妹。 Biden meets with sister of Paul Whelan at the White House.

拜登总统周三会见了美国人保罗·惠兰 (Paul Whelan) 的妹妹，后者自 2018 年以来一直因间谍指控被拘留在俄罗斯，但拜登强烈否认这一指控。 President Biden on Wednesday met with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been detained in Russia since 2018 on spying charges that he vehemently denies. 白宫在一份声明中表示，拜登与伊丽莎白·惠兰私下会面，“讨论政府为确保保罗从俄罗斯获释所做的持续努力”。 Biden met privately with Elizabeth Whelan “to discuss the Administration’s continued efforts to secure Paul’s release from Russia,” the White House said in a statement. 国家安全顾问杰克·沙利文也参加了会议。 National security adviser Jake Sullivan joined them for the meeting.