Russia did not inform the U.S. of Brittney Griner's transfer to a penal colony ahead of time and has yet to engage in talks about her release 'with the seriousness of purpose,' the State Department said Thursday.
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"Well, the fact is and what the president was alluding to, is the fact that the Russians up until now have not engaged with the seriousness of purpose in the constructive approach that we would have liked to have seen. We put forward this substantial proposal, as Secretary [of State Antony] Blinken announced a number of months ago now, for the release of Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner," Price said.
Price declined to comment further on the president’s midterm elections remarks, but added that the U.S. has continued"to press to engage seriously and in good faith on the original proposal that we put forward." According to Griner’s attorneys, she left a detention center outside of Moscow on Friday, but her exact location is unknown. According to The Associated Press, transfers to penal colonies, usually in remote parts of Russia, can take days or even weeks with limited to no contact.
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