Stupid mentality of “if the marine doesn't get out nobody gets out.”, smh.
According to the White House, that was the only deal Putin would consider. Whelan was never on the table. It was Griner or no one.I am curious why they didn't get the marine out. If the reason Griner got out instead is just because more people were making noise in support of her, that is kinda messed up.
According to the White House, that was the only deal Putin would consider. Whelan was never on the table. It was Griner or no one.
It’s totally feasible that Putin understood the US optics of having Griner locked up. He knew he could get a high value prisoner based solely on the publicity Griner was getting. He didn’t have to offer up Whelan at all.That's what they tell us. I'm at the point where I don't believe anything these people say. But if they're being honest, then they did the right thing.