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russian forces several years ago and is sentenced to several years as well in a penal colony. cnn was able to get an exclusive access and exclusive interview to whelan where he expressed his concern about president biden's ability to get him out. he expressed russia sees him as a more important, more valuable prisoner than griner was perhaps. the biden administration says for its part there was no option to get whelan out in this specific exchange but that they continue to do everything they can to secure his release. just another reminder of how complicated these negotiations are and yet again, it is a diplomatic victory for president biden, but he's still vowing to try to get whelan out as well. kim. >> we'll stay on this story throughout the morning. thank you so much, selma abdelaziz in london. we'll have much more on the prisoner swap including a look at the u.s. marine veteran left behind in russia.