WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden met on Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine detained in Russia, the White House said.

       The White House said that after a private meeting with Elizabeth Whelan "to discuss the Administration’s continued efforts to secure Paul’s release from Russia," Biden called Paul Whelan's parents.

       (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Leslie Adler)