Frustrating negotiations and a key point on which Putin wouldn't budge led to the deal that freed Brittney Griner but left Paul Whelan in Russia

President Joe Biden had already personally informed Cherelle Griner that her wife was being released from Russian detention when aides arrived with more news: Brittney Griner was now securely out of Russia -- and on the telephone.
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