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Biden to meet with families of Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan

Families of the Americans detained in Russia are set to meet with President Joe Biden Friday to discuss what the administration is doing to bring…

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What the Taliban prisoner swap means for the US and other Americans detained abroad | ABCNL

Mark Frerichs, an American contractor who was held captive by the Taliban, was freed in exchange for a drug smuggler with connections to the Taliban….

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American held by Taliban for years released as part of prisoner swap l GMA

Nearly three years after he was abducted from a meeting in Kabul, Mark Frerichs, 60, was released in a prisoner swap for a senior Taliban…

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Russia says it is ready to discuss prisoner swap with US

Russia said it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the U.S. in private, after Brittney Griner is sentenced to 9 years in a…

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US officials attempt to negotiate prisoner swap for Griner’s release

ABC News contributor and USA Today columnist Christine Brennan discusses Brittney Griner’s case as she is back in Russian Court. The judge is expected to…

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Griner back in Russian court as US steps up diplomatic efforts for her release l ABCNL

ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman discusses the latest on WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is back in court as U.S. officials attempt to negotiate…

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National security expert on Brittney Griner’s conviction, China military drills

ABC News national security analyst Mick Mulroy sheds light on the possible prisoner swap following Brittney Griner’s conviction, as well as China’s escalating missile drills….

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What will happen to Brittney Griner after her Russian drug conviction? l ABCNL

ABC News foreign correspondent Britt Clennett breaks down what happens next after WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison….

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks possible prisoner swap after Griner’s harsh sentence

A Russian judge sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges as the U.S. talks of a possible prisoner swap….

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White House publicizes prisoner swap offer to Russia

The Biden administration’s unusual decision to publicize its offer to Russia to free Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan was made in part to reassure Americans,…

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Trevor Reed ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Griner, Whelan being freed from Russia

Marine veteran Trevor Reed served nearly three years in a Russian prison before he was freed in a prison swap. source

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US says it made ‘substantial offer’ to free Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell discusses if the U.S. can pressure Russia to make the prisoner swap as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to…

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US asks for detained Giner, Whelan in exchange for Russian ‘merchant of death’

ABC’s Patrick Reevell discusses the proposed prisoner swap that would trade Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout, the arms dealer dubbed “the merchant…

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US proposes deal with Russia for Griner, Whelan freedom | WNT

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the U.S. has made a “substantial” offer to Russia for the release of detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan….

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ABC News Live: Death toll rises after historic flooding in Kentucky

Plus, growing fears of a recession as the U.S. economy shrinks, and Trevor Reed shares his perspective on what Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan are…

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Trevor Reed: Russians should take Griner prisoner swap offer | ABCNL

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed recounts his own Russian detainment amid a proposed prisoner swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. WATCH the…

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Brittney Griner appears in court as pressure mounts to get WNBA star home l ABCNL

WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in Russian court on drug charges on Thursday after pleading guilty. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE…

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Texas man’s family pleads for him to be released from Russian prison

David Barnes was arrested in Moscow while trying to bring his children back home after they were taken to Russia by his ex-wife over three…

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US Marine veteran Trevor Reed speaks on how he survived 985 days in a Russian prison | Nightline

Released last month in a dramatic prisoner swap, Trevor Reed describes the moment he finally felt free and what he hopes for the Americans still…

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Russia releases Trevor Reed in prisoner exchange

Russia releases American Marine veteran Trevor Reed, who was arrested in Moscow in 2019, in exchange for a Russian pilot convicted of drug trafficking in…

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