In February, Mr. Biden is under pressure to free Ms. Griner, who was arrested at a Moscow-area airport in February and whom the State Department classified in May as wrongfully detained. That shows concern that the Kremlin considers her leverage in the tense confrontation between the United States and Russia over Ukraine. Hundreds of groups representing people of color, women and L.G. were represented last week. The price for any deal could be Mr. Bout, 55, a former Soviet military officer who made a fortune in global arms trafficking before he was arrested in a federal sting operation, was convicted of conspiring to sell weapons to people who said they planned to kill Americans.
Russian officials have pressed Mr. Some state-owned Tass news service, including the state-owned Tass news service, have claimed that talks with Washington are already underway, something that U.S. officials won't confirm, and in recent weeks Russian media outlets have directly linked his case to Ms. Griner s.