NEW: President Biden will meet Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan as the White House continues to push for their release from detention in Russia, a senior admin. official says.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan as the White House continues to push for their release from detention in Russia, said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
The meetings with Griner’s wife, Cherelle, and Whelan’s sister, Elizabeth, which will take place separately, will be the first between Biden and the family members, though they spoke to them by phone in July. In the meeting Friday, Biden will"discuss his continuing commitment to bringing their family members home safely," Jean-Pierre said."As we have said before, we believe that Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittany and Paul under intolerable circumstances."The White House has been in talks with Russian officials over the release of the two Americans, and Biden said last month that he was hopeful a deal could be made to release Griner.
"I would love to say that the purpose of this meeting is to inform the families that the Russians have accepted our offer and we are bringing their loved ones home. That is not what we’re seeing in these negotiations at this time," Jean-Pierre said."Look, as we’ve said, the Russians should accept our offer. They should accept our offer today. We will keep working diligently until the day we get to share that good news.
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