Darja Varfolomeev Eltern

Parent's of Jailed American Brittney Griner, meet with President Biden

The meeting comes as the U.S. and Russia continue to negotiate a possible prisoner swap

Griner has been detained in Russia since February on drug charges

The parents of jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner have met with President Biden to discuss her case, the White House said Tuesday. The meeting comes as the U.S. and Russia continue to negotiate a possible prisoner swap that would bring Griner home.

Griner has been detained in Russia since February on drug charges. She was arrested at a Moscow airport after customs officials said they found cannabis oil in her luggage. Griner has pleaded guilty to the charges, but her lawyers have argued that she was prescribed the oil for pain management and that she did not intend to bring it into Russia.

The Biden administration has been working to secure Griner's release, and the meeting between her parents and the president is a sign that the negotiations are ongoing. The U.S. has proposed a prisoner swap that would see Griner and another American, Paul Whelan, who is also detained in Russia, exchanged for a Russian arms dealer who is imprisoned in the U.S.

It is unclear if Russia will accept the proposal, but the meeting between Griner's parents and Biden suggests that the U.S. is committed to securing her release. Griner's parents have been vocal advocates for her release, and they have met with Biden and other U.S. officials on several occasions to discuss her case.

The meeting between Griner's parents and Biden comes amid growing pressure on the Biden administration to do more to secure her release. Griner's supporters have argued that she is being held as a political pawn, and they have called on the U.S. to take more aggressive action to secure her release.

The Biden administration has said that it is doing everything it can to secure Griner's release, but it has also cautioned that the negotiations are complex and that there is no guarantee of success. The meeting between Griner's parents and Biden is a sign that the U.S. is committed to securing her release, but it is unclear if the negotiations will ultimately be successful.