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鈥淢y hope is that now that the election is over, that Mr. Putin will be able to discuss with us and be willing to talk more seriously about a prisoner exchange,鈥� Biden said.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP鈥檚 earlier story follows below.

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited on Thursday, more than a week after a Russian court of her nine-year sentence for drug possession.

State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a tweet that the American representatives 鈥渟aw firsthand her tenacity and perseverance despite her present circumstances."

Price said the Biden administration is continuing to press for the immediate release of Griner and , who was sentenced in 2020 to 16 years in prison in Russia on that he and his family say are bogus, and "fair treatment for every detained American.鈥�

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Griner 鈥渋s doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances鈥� and that the administration was working 鈥渢o resolve the current unacceptable and wrongful detentions鈥� of Griner and Whelan.

Griner was was convicted in August after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow鈥檚 Sheremetyevo Airport. Her arrest in February came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington, just days before Russia sent troops into Ukraine. At that time, Griner was returning to play for a Russian team during the WNBA鈥檚 offseason.

She admitted at her trial to having the canisters in her luggage but testified she packed them inadvertently in her haste to make her flight and had no criminal intent. Her lawyers have called the punishment excessive.

The United States regards Griner and Whelan as wrongful detainees and has been trying for months to negotiate with Russia for their release. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said over the summer that the U.S. had made a to Russia to try to secure their release, and President Joe Biden that his administration was committed to bringing them home.

People familiar with the offer have said the U.S. had offered to release convicted Russian arms dealer for Griner and Whelan.

There have been no outward signs of progress since then in the negotiations.

Jean-Pierre told reporters traveling with the president to New Mexico that "despite a lack of good faith negotiation by the Russians, the U.S. government has continued to follow up on that offer and propose alternative potential ways forward with Russia through all available channels. This continues to be a top priority.鈥�

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