Biden has no intention of meeting with Putin — CNN correspondent

At the same time, the US President is ready to discuss with the head of the Russian Federation the release of American basketball player Brittney Griner.

On August 4, American basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to 9 years in prison in Russia for drug smuggling.

The sentence comes six months after the 31-year-old was arrested at a Moscow airport and charged with attempting to smuggle less than 1 gram of cannabis oil.

The two-time US Olympic basketball medalist has pleaded guilty to the charges.

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