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Biden meets with families of Whelan, Griner at White House
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By SEUNG MIN KIM and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden met Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan, the first face-to-face encounter that the president has had with the relatives.
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Biden set to meet with families of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan at the White House
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Biden meets with families of Whelan, Griner at White House
President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, senior administration officials told The Associated Press.
President Joe Biden is expected to meet with family members of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner and Michigan security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom the administration considers wrongfully detained in Russia, at the White House on Friday.
By Kaitlan Collins and Kylie Atwood, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday will personally meet with the families of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan at the White House, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. This will be the first time he has met with them in person.
Senior administration officials say President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with the families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia.
President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, senior administration officials said.
Biden Administration officials told the AP on Thursday that serious negotiations have since been restarted with Russia to bring back Griner and Whelan.
The meetings, which will take place separately, will be the first between Biden and the family members, though Biden did speak by phone in July with Griner’s wife Cherelle Griner and Whelan’s sister Elizabeth.
The U.S. government regards both WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan as wrongfully detained, placing their cases with the office of its top hostage negotiator.
The White House says Biden plans to meet with the families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia.
President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with the families of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan at the White House on Friday, marking his first time personally meeting with them since their loved ones were detained in Russia.
Initiative comes amid sustained but so far unsuccessful efforts by the administration to secure the release of the two Americans, both in Russian jails
President Joe Biden is meeting with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan. The meetings Friday at the White House are the
Joe Biden has said Griner and Whelan are wrongfully detained in Russia. Griner, a WNBA star, was convicted of marijuana possession, and Whelan, an ex-Marine, was convicted of espionage.
By SEUNG MIN KIM and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden met Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan, the first face-to-face encounter that the president has had with the relatives.
President Joe Biden met with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan on Friday where he reaffirmed his commitment to pursuing all available avenues to bring their loved ones home from Russia.
It’s been 211 days since Brittney Griner was detained in Russia. On Friday, her family spoke with the White House, but there’s no indication she’ll be coming home soon.
Joe Biden met Friday with family members of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, the first face-to-face encounter the US president has had with the relatives
President Biden met with the families of Russian detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan at the White House on Friday, reaffirming his commitment to bringing the two individuals home.
Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan were sentenced to jail time by Russian courts on charges that the US deems "unacceptable". President Joe Biden reassured their families that he was working on bringing them home.
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