President Joe Biden held meetings with family members of two Americans detained in Russia on Friday in the White House, reassuring them of his commitment to bring them safely home
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Friday’s meetings marked the first in-person interaction between Biden and the respective families. Biden and his team, including Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, previously stated in August that the United States made a “substantial” proposition for Russia in attempt to secure Griner and Whelan’s release.
The Biden administration proposed a prisoner swap in July that included Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012, and reportedly a second Russian also held in a U.S. jail.
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