(AP) -- President Joe Biden says after his meeting with President Vladimir Putin that he is “not going to walk away� from the plight of two Americans detained in Russia.
Speaking to reporters, Biden says he raised the imprisonment of Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed in his meeting with Putin.
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Speaking to reporters after the meeting in Geneva, Biden said: “We discussed it. I’m going to follow through with that discussion.�
Putin opened the door to possible discussions about a prisoner swap with the U.S. for the release of the Americans and said those conversations would continue.
The U.S. did not immediately comment on Putin’s characterization of the discussion.
