Defense

US makes ‘substantial proposal’ to Russia for Griner and Whelan’s release

By Mike Brest
Published July 27, 2022 7:32pm ET
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US makes ‘substantial proposal’ to Russia for Griner and Whelan’s release
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 Biden administration has offered a “substantial proposal” to the Kremlin in exchange for the release of two Americans the State Department considers wrongfully detained in Russia, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

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