White Home: Biden administration officers met with Brittney Griner in Moscow

Biden administration officers have been lastly allowed to fulfill with Brittney Griner, months after the WNBA star was wrongfully imprisoned in Russia.

White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre advised reporters touring with President Joe Biden Thursday that State Division "officers in Moscow have been capable of go to" Griner earlier that day.

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"We're advised she's doing in addition to could be anticipated beneath the circumstances," she continued. "As we have now stated earlier than, the U.S. authorities made a major supply to the Russians to resolve the present unacceptable and wrongful detentions of Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan."

"I may also inform you that within the subsequent weeks, regardless of a scarcity of fine religion negotiation by the Russians, the U.S. authorities has continued to comply with up on that supply and suggest different potential methods ahead with Russians via all accessible channels," Jean-Pierre continued. "This continues to be a high precedence."

Griner was sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail earlier this 12 months on drug-related prices after being detained shortly after the invasion of Ukraine.

A Russian courtroom denied her enchantment in late October, and the Biden administration has maintained that the Russian authorities has refused to cooperate with the USA to free her and Whelan, regardless of repeated good religion efforts from the Biden administration to dealer their launch. The Kremlin had beforehand indicated that Russian President Vladimir Putin needed to fulfill with Biden immediately to barter a deal.

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