Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. will 'pursue' a prisoner swap with Russia. The comment comes one day after Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison.
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made regarding a potential prisoner swap at the foreign ministers meeting at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken takes part in a press conference after attending events at the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh on August 5, 2022.
"With regard to Brittney Griner and to Paul Whelan, a few things on that. I think first we've all seen the sentencing conviction of Brittney Griner toand that further compounds the injustice that's being done to her and her wrongful detention," Blinken said.
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