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Notorious Russian arms dealer freed in Brittney Griner exchange awkwardly backs out of pledge to fight in Ukraine

Viktor Bout, freed in a prisoner swap for WBNA star Brittney Griner, appeared to back out of a pledge to fight in Ukraine during an interview.

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Brittney Griner asks supporters to advocate for Paul Whelan

Brittney Griner has asked her supporters to advocate for the release of Paul Whelan, a former Marine serving a 16-year prison term in Russia for espionage charges the United States are baseless.

npr.org

Brittney Griner pens letter to supporters: 'Because of you I never lost hope'

WNBA star Brittney Griner penned a letter to supporters thanking them and urged them to write to Paul Whelan, who is also imprisoned in Russia.

foxnews.com

White House Will Be 'Relentless' In Securing Paul Whelan's Release

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan described the administration's commitment to bringing Paul Whelan home as "absolutely rock solid."

newsy.com

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout speaks out after Brittney Griner swap

Sitting in a Moscow studio as snow fell outside, looking relaxed in a blue blazer and maroon T-shirt, Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout described his 14 years in a U.S. prison in his first interview since he was exchanged for Brittney Griner, an American basketball player who had been held in a Russian prison colony following a drug conviction earlier this year.

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Biden Admin. Defends Criticism Of Not Including Paul Whelan In Swap

Kremlin requested the release of former Russian Colonel Vadim Krasikov, who is serving a life sentence in Germany for murder, in exchange for Whelan.

newsy.com

Griner โ€˜compassionate, humbleโ€™ after release from Russia

A U.S. envoy says Brittney Griner was eager to talk to everyone on the plane taking her away from captivity.

washingtonpost.com

โ€˜I want to talkโ€™: Brittney Griner opened up during her long trip home

WNBA star Brittney Griner didnโ€™t want any alone time as soon as she boarded a U.S. government plane that would bring her home.

foxsports.com

'I want to talk': Griner opened up during her long trip home

WNBA star Brittney Griner didnโ€™t want quiet time as soon as she boarded a U.S. government plane that would bring her home.

What Viktor Bout reportedly said to Brittney Griner the moment they were exchanged in a prisoner swap

Viktor Bout, the convicted arms dealer the US swapped with Russia, revealed details of his encounter with Brittney Griner at the prisoner exchange.

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Ukraine live briefing: Freed Russian arms dealer voices support for war; 1.5M without power in Odessa area

Viktor Bout said he โ€œwholeheartedlyโ€ supports the war, in his first TV interview since he and WNBA star Brittney Griner were exchanged in a prisoner swap.

washingtonpost.com

Pro-gun control White House traded world's biggest gun trafficker to war-torn Russia: Former DEA Director

Former DEA Special Ops Director Derek Maltz weighs in on the Biden administration's controversial trade and the impact it will have on foreign policy.

foxnews.com

Brittney Griner owes the United States of America because she could have been Austin Tice

Brittney Griner is lucky to be home, when Americans like Austin Tice remain in a foreign prison [Opinion]

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Paul Whelanโ€™s brother slams Trump after prisoner swap criticism

The brother of former Marine Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia for nearly four years, slammed former President Trump on Friday after Trump criticized the Biden administration for the deal it struck to free WNBA star Brittney Griner but not Whelan. David Whelan said in a post on Twitter that Trump seems toโ€ฆ

news.yahoo.com

How Russia's propaganda machine has played the Brittney Griner prisoner swap

While securing the swap may have scored points for President Joe Biden at home, the same goes for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

cbsnews.com

Why CBS News held its Brittney Griner scoop for a full week

CBS, the first news outlet to confirm news of WNBA star Griner's release from a Russian prison agreed to a White House request to delay the story.

washingtonpost.com

Putin says more US-Russian prisoner exchanges are possible

Russian President Vladimir Putin says more U.S.-Russian prisoner exchanges are possible.

Brittney Griner lands back in US after Biden admin's controversial prisoner swap

Brittney Griner landed in San Antonio, Texas early Friday morning, the day after President Biden announced the WNBA star was part of a prisoner swap with Russia.

foxnews.com

GOP lawmakers respond after Biden swaps Russian 'death merchant' for Brittney Griner, excluding Paul Whelan

Several Republican lawmakers and political commentators have criticized President Biden for excluding for US Marine Paul Whelan in a Russian prisoner swap announced Thursday.

foxnews.com

Brittney Griner's Loved Ones Share In Relief Following Her Release

Emotions for Brittney Griner's friends, family and colleagues have been running high since the announcement of her release.

newsy.com

The Diplomatic Effort Behind The Swap Of Brittney Griner

The efforts to secure Griner's release resulted in the highest-level diplomatic contact between the U.S. and Russia in months.

newsy.com

Brother of Russia detainee Paul Whelan calls on US to be 'more assertive' after Griner trade

The brother of U.S citizen Paul Whelan, currently being imprisoned in Russia, spoke out following the Brittney Griner-Viktor Bout trade earlier Thursday

foxnews.com

Do prisoner swaps encourage hostage-taking? Brittney Griner's release resurfaces debate

Brittney Griner's release from a Russian prison reignited the debate over the effectiveness of prisoner swaps.

cbsnews.com

Video released by Russian state media shows WNBA star Brittney Griner on flight back to US

A video released by the Russian state media showed WNBA star Brittney Griner before she was handed over to U.S. authorities.

Local experts weigh in on WNBA star Griner being freed in swap for Russian arms dealer Bout

WNBA star Brittney Griner was freed Thursday after being detained in Russia for nearly 10 months.

Watch the moment Brittney Griner was exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on a UAE airport tarmac

Footage of Griner's return to American custody was released by Russian state news outlets after President Biden announced the swap Thursday morning.

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Brittney Griner is coming home. Will she stand for the anthem now that she's back in the USA?

President Biden announced Thursday that WNBA star Brittney Griner had been released in a prisoner swap with Russia. Now that she has been freed, will Griner stand for the anthem?

foxnews.com

Houston City Hall to be lit up in honor of Brittney Griner

Houston is lighting its city hall in red, white and blue tonight to honor the return of native Brittney Griner from Russia following a prisoner swap.

foxnews.com

How the Brittney Griner prisoner swap with Russia was done

The US and Russia were willing to talk despite worsening relations - but there were limits to the deal.

bbc.co.uk

A look at Brittney Griner's career on, off basketball court

Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russia prison in a high-level prisoner exchange.

Brother of Russia-imprisoned American says contact resumed

The family of Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia for espionage, says that he has resumed contact after unexpectedly becoming unreachable in November.

US Department of State nixes Russia's claims that Brittney Griner negotiations are moving forward

The United States maintains Russia has not negotiated in good faith to bring WNBA superstar Brittney Griner back home. She is serving a nine-year sentence.

foxnews.com

EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system

WNBA star Brittney Griner this week began serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony.

Russia said the chances of a prisoner swap for Brittney Griner had 'strengthened,' and is angling to get a notorious arms dealer freed

WNBA player Brittney Griner could be freed in exchange for a Russian arms dealer nicknamed the "merchant of death".

news.yahoo.com

Viktor Bout: Russia hopeful for arms dealer prisoner swap with US

Notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout could be exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner.

bbc.co.uk

Russian parliament displays art by Griner case figure Bout

A show of prison artwork by a Russian arms trader serving 25 years in the United States and the focus of speculation about a prisoner swap that could free WBNA star Brittney Griner has opened at the upper chamber of the Russian parliament.

Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner's release

President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over.

Brittney Griner prisoner swap negotiations must be 'conducted in silence,' Kremlin warns

A Kremlin official said Wednesday that any talks of a prisoner swap involving WNBA star Brittney Griner must be "conducted in silence under a tight lid on any information."

foxnews.com

Kremlin: Any talks about Griner swap must be confidential

The Kremlin has reiterated that any discussions about a possible swap involving U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner who is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia for drug possession must be strictly confidential.

Brittney Grinerโ€™s lawyers blast appeal rejection, reveal WNBA starโ€™s 'biggest fear' moving forward

Brittney Griner's attorneys said they were "disappointed" in a Russian court's decision on Tuesday to reject her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.

foxnews.com

Brittney Griner at 'weakest moment' in Russia, her wife says

WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her โ€œabsolute weakest moment in life right nowโ€ as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.

Biden meets with families of Whelan, Griner at White House

President Joe Biden met with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan.

Biden will soon meet with Brittney Griner's wife, but experts say Russia has already 'embarrassed' the US by waiting so long to free her

The meeting will be Biden's first in-person visit with the athlete's wife since she was arrested at the Moscow airport in February on drug charges.

news.yahoo.com

Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid US-Russia talks

President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with the families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia.

Richardson visits Moscow as Griner, Whelan remain jailed

Bill Richardson, who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leaders.

Russia confirms prisoner swap talks as U.S. hopes for Griner, Whelan release

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said talks on a prisoner exchange were ongoing, but warned the United States against conducting diplomacy in public.

washingtonpost.com

Veteran emissary Richardson hopeful for Griner, Whelan swap

Bill Richardson, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations, says he's hopeful about the chances of a two-for-two prisoner swap that could result in the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan.

Kremlin says Griner swap must be discussed without publicity

The Kremlin says itโ€™s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue.

Russian Judge Sentences Griner To 9 Years In Prison On Drug Charges

WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested nearly six months ago at a Moscow airport over cannabis vape cartridges found in her luggage.

newsy.com

EXPLAINER: What will it take to get Brittney Griner home?

Now that WNBA star Brittney Griner has been convicted of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison, attention turns to the prospect of a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia that could get her home.

To Putin, Brittney Griner Is a Pawn. To the U.S., Sheโ€™s a Person.

Russia will regard any prisoner swap as a propaganda win. But the real message we can proclaim is about American values.

theatlantic.com

WNBA's Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years

A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling.

Brittney Griner back in Russian court on cannabis charge

American basketball star Brittney Griner is back in court for her trial for cannabis possession amid U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure her release.

Brittney Griner's trial resumes amid intensified diplomacy

Since Brittney Griner last appeared in her trial for cannabis possession, the question of her fate has expanded from a cramped courtroom on Moscowโ€™s outskirts to the highest level of Russia-U.S. diplomacy.

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 1)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

npr.org

Trump calls detained WNBA star Brittney Griner a 'potentially spoiled person' while criticizing proposed prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer

"She knew you don't go in there loaded up with drugs, and she admitted it. I assume she admitted it without too much force," Trump said of Griner.

news.yahoo.com

Trump: Brittney Griner prisoner swap for 'Merchant of Death' doesn't 'seem like a very good trade'

Former President Donald Trump said Saturday it "doesn't seem" like a good trade if the U.S. exchanges WNBA star Brittney Griner for a Russian arms dealer.

news.yahoo.com

Shadowy arms dealer Viktor Bout may be key to Russiaโ€™s release of WNBA star Brittney Griner

The U.S. has made a 'substantial' offer to free Americans from Russia, but the release of Bout would be controversial.

latimes.com

Russia wants Victor Bout back, badly. The question is: Why?

Many U.S. officials and analysts believe that Russia is motivated by Boutโ€™s links to military intelligence.

washingtonpost.com

Russia wants to add murderer to prisoner swap for Griner, Whelan: Report

Russia wants to add murderer to prisoner swap for Griner, Whelan: Report

news.yahoo.com

Blinken, Russian top diplomat speak about Griner, Whelan

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has spoken to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and urged Moscow to accept a U.S. proposal to release WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detainee, Paul Whelan.

Russia's Lavrov says he will discuss US prisoner swap offer

Russia's top diplomat says heโ€™s open to a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner.

Who is Viktor Bout, the prisoner the U.S. may trade for Brittany Griner?

Bout is a Russian who was the world's most notorious arms dealer in the 1990s and early 2000s. He's serving a 25-year prison sentence in Illinois, but could be freed as part of a U.S.-Russia swap.

npr.org

Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death"?

There is growing speculation that the Russian arms dealer could be released from U.S. prison in exchange for Russia freeing Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.

cbsnews.com

Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death"?

There is growing speculation that the Russian arms dealer could be released from U.S. prison in exchange for Russia freeing Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.

cbsnews.com

Russia says no deal "yet" on Griner, Whelan prisoner swap

Russian officials said Thursday that negotiations had been taking place for a possible prisoner swap between the United States and Russia, but that a deal had not yet been reached.

cbsnews.com

Kremlin poker-faced on US swap offer to free Griner, Whelan

The Kremlin has warned that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving American basketball star Brittney Griner needs to be negotiated quietly without fanfare.

Blinken says heโ€™ll talk to Russian foreign minister about Griner and Whelan

During a press conference on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he intends to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, for the first time since the country invaded Ukraine in February, about an offer to release detained Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.

news.yahoo.com

U.S. offers Russia a deal for the release of Brittney Griner

The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

npr.org

In Rare Contact, U.S. Offers Russia Deal For Griner And Whelan

It is unclear what the deal is, or whether it will be enough for Russia to release the Americans.

newsy.com

In rare contact, US offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan

The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. In a sharp reversal of previous policy, Blinken also said he expects to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time since before Russia invaded Ukraine. The statement marked the first time the U.S. government has publicly 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 and testified Wednesday at her trial.

news.yahoo.com

WNBA's Griner tells drug trial: 'My career is my whole life'

WNBA star Brittney Griner testified at her drug possession trial in Russia that an interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during questioning when she was detained at Moscowโ€™s airport in February and officials told her to sign documents without giving an explanation.

Griner's Russian trial considers medicinal use of cannabis

The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use.

Moscow says US must respect Russian law in Griner case

The spokesperson for Russiaโ€™s Foreign Ministry says the United States has shown disrespect for Russian law by characterizing basketball star Brittney Grinerโ€™s jailing on drug charges as โ€œwrongful detention.โ€.

Biden signs executive order 'to bring hostages and wrongfully detained' Americans home

Biden signs executive order 'to bring hostages and wrongfully detained' Americans home

news.yahoo.com

I helped capture Russia's 'Merchant of Death.' We must not swap him for Brittney Griner.

We should not abandon our citizens in their time of need. But our efforts to bring Brittney Griner home shouldn't hinge on an ill-advised trade.

news.yahoo.com

Griner lawyer: WNBA star had doctor's note for cannabis use

A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner at her drug possession trial has given a Russian court a letter from a U.S. doctor recommending she use cannabis to treat pain.

WNBA's Griner gets support at trial from character witnesses

The drug possession trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner has resumed, with the head of the Russian club she plays for in the offseason and a teammate from that squad testifying in support of her character and what she has meant for womenโ€™s basketball in the country.

Reviled and revered Russian arms dealer is back in spotlight

A Russian arms dealer labeled the โ€œMerchant of Deathโ€ and who once inspired a Hollywood movie is back in the headlines again.

EXPLAINER: Is Griner's guilty plea a step toward freedom?

When Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession in a Russian court, hopes rose that her months of detention may soon be over, either through a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap or a pardon from President Vladimir Putin.

WNBAโ€™s Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia

WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.

WNBAโ€™s Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russian court

WNBA star Brittney Griner has gone on trial in a Russian court on charges of possessing cannabis oil.

WNBA star Brittney Griner ordered to trial Friday in Russia

WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a court near Moscow that ordered her trial on cannabis possession charges to begin Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team.

WNBA star Griner's Russia detention extended for third time

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2 after her detention was extended for a third time, Russian state-run media has reported.

Griner's fate tangled up with other American held in Russia

WNBA star Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country.

Families of American captives frustrated with Justice Dept.

Families of American hostages and detainees say they're frustrated with the Justice Department over what they see as the agency's refusal to consider prisoner exchanges that could get their loved ones home.

Biden, Putin discuss ambassadors, nuclear weapons and more

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin of Russia spent more than three hours discussing issues Wednesday at their summit in Geneva.

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