US keeps up push for Griner and Whelan prisoner swap with Russia

By Mike Brest

Published November 28, 2022 3:34pm ET

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US keeps up push for Griner and Whelan prisoner swap with Russia — WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 27, 2022. Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ahead of her trial.

The United States is continuing to discuss a deal with Russia to free Americans the Biden administration believes are wrongfully detained.

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