Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is 'actively' working to free Brittney Griner from Russia.
a"substantial proposal" to Russia aimed at securing the release of Griner, a WNBA star, and Whelan, a retired U.S. Marine. Russian media has speculated that a potential exchange would involve Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer serving a 25-year prison sentence in the U.S. for conspiring to sell weapons to people who intended to kill Americans.
A top Russian diplomat suggested last month to reporters in Moscow that the chance of a prisoner exchange was growing, and acknowledged Bout had been offered in a possible swap, according to Russian media. But the State Department swiftly dismissed the optimism from Russia.
"We've been engaged repeatedly, in any way that we can, to try to advance it and to look to see if there are different permutations that could achieve what we're trying to achieve, which is to get our people home," he said. "My efforts, the efforts of the entire administration are to bring both Paul and Brittney home," Blinken said.
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