Cherelle Griner is celebrating 'humanity in it's purest form' in her first post on social media following the release of her wife Brittney Griner.
"We've not forgotten about Paul Whelan," Mr. Biden said Thursday, adding"we will never give up" on securing his release.
U.S. officials told reporters it became clear in talks with the Russians that the prospect of securing the release of both Griner and Whelan in exchange for Bout was a nonstarter, with one official saying the U.S. had"a choice between bringing home one particular American — Brittney Griner — or bringing home none."
Whelan, who once worked as a corporate security contractor, was in Moscow for a friend's wedding when he was detained at a hotel in December 2018. Russian authorities later sentenced him to 16 years in prison for espionage — a charge the U.S. and Whelan denied. Bout, who was most recently held at a federal prison in Marion, Illinois, was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Agency in Thailand following a sting operation in 2008. He was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans and began his 25-year sentence a decade ago., and all U.S. dealings with the Kremlin have been complicated by that conflict. The U.S.
Griner's return for Bout marks the Biden administration's second prisoner swap with Russia. In April, the U.S. traded Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian smuggler convicted of conspiring to import cocaine, for
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Brittney Griner Dunks In First Workout Since Release, WNBA Future UncertainBrittney Griner dunked in her first on-court workout since her release from Russia ... though her WNBA future still remains uncertain.
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Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout speaks out after Brittney Griner swapSitting in a Moscow studio as snow fell outside, looking relaxed in a blue blazer and maroon T-shirt, Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout described his 14 years in a U.S. prison in his first interview since he was exchanged for Brittney Griner, an American basketball player who had been held in a Russian prison colony following a drug conviction earlier this year.
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