Independent TV
Showing now | News

02:02
Brittney Griner: White House offers deal with Russia to get WNBA star back
The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American.
Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, confirmed the rare contact on Wednesday (27 July) and in a sharp reversal of previous policy, expects to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time since before Russia invaded Ukraine.
The statement marked the first time the government has revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure the release of Griner, who was arrested on drug-related charges at a Moscow airport in February.
Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
Up next

01:51
Gérard Mestrallet on the challenges of bringing infrastructure to the region of AlUla

02:07
Sir George Iacobescu, chairman of the Canary Wharf Group on the investment into the historic region of AlUla

02:00
Oliver Ripley of sustainable hotel group Habitas talks about how AlUla challenged his preconceptions of Saudi Arabia

02:09