US-Russia Prisoner Swap to Free Griner, Whelan Discussed by Top Envoys
Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 27.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about a proposed swap to secure the release of imprisoned Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
“I pressed the Kremlin to accept the substantial proposal that we put forth,” Blinken told reporters in Washington in disclosing the call.