The exchange takes place at Abu Dhabi airport. This is a developing story.
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone with Griner from the Oval Office, a US official said, adding that the call included Griner’s wife, Cherelle. The White House released a photo of the telephone call.Griner, 32, a star of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Mercury, was arrested on February 17. Talks to secure her release were complicated by Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent deep souring of ties between Washington and Moscow.
She was sentenced on August 4 to nine years in a penal colony on charges of possessing and smuggling drugs. She had pleaded guilty, but said she had made an “honest mistake” and had not meant to break the law. FILE PHOTO: Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is escorted by members of a special police unit after a hearing at a criminal court in Bangkok October 5, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang/File Photo
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