The U.S. reportedly made an offer to Russia in June to trade Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
The “substantial offer” was for the release of two American detainees, Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner.July 27, 2022 at 6:08 pm PDT
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that officials “put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago” to secure the release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and WNBA star Brittney Griner, who are both classified as having been wrongfully detained by Russia.Blinken said he planned to bring the detentions up with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who he is soon speaking with for the first time since the country sent troops to Ukraine in February.
“Our governments have communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal, and I’ll use the conversation to follow up personally and, I hope, move us toward a resolution,” the secretary of state said.that authorities are offering to exchange Whelan and Griner for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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