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After months of internal debate, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence, as part of a potential deal to secure the release of two Americans held by Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner<\/a> and Paul Whelan, held in Russia since 2018 for alleged espionage<\/p>\n

CNN<\/a> reports that this plan has been backed by US President Joe Biden. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that the US presented a “substantial proposal” to Moscow “weeks ago” for Whelan and Griner, who are classified as wrongfully detained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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