'Devastated' family of American prisoner backs Griner deal
2 years, 1 month ago

'Devastated' family of American prisoner backs Griner deal

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The family of an American detained in Russia for nearly four years said Thursday that the Biden administration “made the right decision” in agreeing to a prisoner exchange that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner but they are “devastated” that Paul Whelan remains behind. The Biden Administration made the right decision to bring Ms. Griner home, and to make the deal that was possible, rather than waiting for one that wasn’t going to happen.” Whelan is a Michigan corporate security executive who has been jailed in Russia since December 2018 on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government has said are baseless. “We’ve not forgotten about Paul Whelan,” President Joe Biden said as the White House announced the deal for Griner's release. And so Paul will remain a prisoner until that changes.” David Whelan said family members had not yet spoken to Paul Whelan since learning of the deal to secure Griner's release, and it's not clear if his brother knows about it.

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Frustrated with White House, family of detained American reaches out to Taliban
4 months, 1 week ago

Frustrated with White House, family of detained American reaches out to Taliban

Live Mint  

The family of George Glezmann, feeling like it is running out of options, has informed the White House it would negotiate directly with the Taliban to try to secure the American hostage’s release from Afghanistan. “We are in the process of finalizing a meeting in Doha with the to try to recover George," wrote George Taylor, a Glezmann family representative, …

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan Land In U.S. After Prisoner Swap
5 months, 1 week ago

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan Land In U.S. After Prisoner Swap

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and two others arrived home to the United States late Thursday night after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia. President Biden and Vice President Harris greet Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva freed from Russia at Joint Base Andrews. When asked what his message to Putin would be, Biden …

Russia-US prisoner swap: Biden hails relief of returning Evan Gershkovich in historic exchange
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia-US prisoner swap: Biden hails relief of returning Evan Gershkovich in historic exchange

The Independent  

✕ Close Biden ‘relieved’ as prisoner swap ends ‘brutal ordeal’ for Evan Gershkovich For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and …

Biden secured Russian captives' freedom 'an hour before' he announced he was dropping out
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden secured Russian captives' freedom 'an hour before' he announced he was dropping out

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden finalized the deal to get Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan released from Russian captivity about an hour before he announced he was ending his re-election campaign. The eventual prisoner swap that saw Gershkovich and Whelan returned to the U.S. took place five months after the death of Russian opposition leader …

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others freed in prisoner exchange
5 months, 1 week ago

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others freed in prisoner exchange

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. The trade followed years of secretive back-channel …

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free, officials said. Under the deal, Russia released Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal who …

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia
5 months, 1 week ago

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, greets reporter Evan Gershkovich at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following …

'Trump loses his hostage': Biden applauded for release of Gershkovich and Whelan
5 months, 1 week ago

'Trump loses his hostage': Biden applauded for release of Gershkovich and Whelan

Raw Story  

The Biden administration has secured the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan from Russian prisons as part of a prisoner swap, which wipes away one of Donald Trump's baffling campaign promises. "Trump loses his hostage as Evan Gershkovich is released," said Eric Columbus, former litigator for the U.S. House general counsel. "Wonderful …

US reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in multi-country prisoner swap
5 months, 1 week ago

US reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in multi-country prisoner swap

Hindustan Times  

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan have been released by Russia in a multi-country prisoner swap between US and Russia, according to a Bloomberg report. FILE PHOTO: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who faces charges of espionage, stands inside an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia July …

Russia Frees Evan Gershkovich, Other Americans And Dissidents In Massive Prisoner Swap
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia Frees Evan Gershkovich, Other Americans And Dissidents In Massive Prisoner Swap

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three imprisoned American citizens and one American green-card holder have been released by Russia as part of a massive prisoner exchange deal involving multiple countries, President Joe Biden confirmed Thursday. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza are among those on their way home, Biden …

Russia frees US reporter Evan Gershkovich in one of the biggest prisoner swaps with West
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia frees US reporter Evan Gershkovich in one of the biggest prisoner swaps with West

New Indian Express  

US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan were released from Russia Thursday, the Turkish government announced, in one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War. A total of 26 people, including two minors, from the United States, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Belarus and Russia were involved in the swap "carried out" by Turkey's MIT …

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan
5 months, 1 week ago

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

NPR  

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images In one of the largest prisoner swaps between the United States, its allies and Russia since the end of the Cold War, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan are among more than a dozen prisoners …

Brittney Griner reacts to prisoner swap between U.S. and Russia: ‘This is a big win, huge win’
5 months, 1 week ago

Brittney Griner reacts to prisoner swap between U.S. and Russia: ‘This is a big win, huge win’

New York Times  

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Team USA center Brittney Griner had just come off the court after her team beat Belgium in group play at the Paris Games when she was asked about her reaction to the news that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were part of a massive prisoner swap between Russia and several …

US made offer to bring home jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich. Russia rejected it
1 year, 1 month ago

US made offer to bring home jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich. Russia rejected it

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has made a new and significant offer aimed at securing the release of American detainees Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich, but Russia has rejected the offer, the State Department said Tuesday. Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan, has been jailed in Russia since his December 2018 arrest on espionage-related charges that both he and …

US ambassador visits American imprisoned for espionage
1 year, 3 months ago

US ambassador visits American imprisoned for espionage

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The U.S. ambassador to Russia met Wednesday with imprisoned American Paul Whelan, who is serving a 16-year sentence on an espionage conviction that both Washington and Whelan dispute. Ambassador Lynne Tracy traveled to the prison colony about 350 kilometers east of Moscow where Whelan is held, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. “Secretary Blinken had a call …

White House calls video of imprisoned US citizen Paul Whelan ‘reassuring’
1 year, 4 months ago

White House calls video of imprisoned US citizen Paul Whelan ‘reassuring’

Al Jazeera  

Whelan has been detained in Russia for more than four years on espionage charges that he and the US say are illegitimate. The administration of United States President Joe Biden has said that it was comforted to see video footage of Paul Whelan, a US citizen jailed in Russia on espionage charges. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, White House spokesperson …

Biden adviser says US is pressing for the release of reporter who has spent 100 days in Russian jail
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden adviser says US is pressing for the release of reporter who has spent 100 days in Russian jail

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Friday said the U.S. has been in contact with Russian officials to press for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as Friday marked the 100th day of the journalist being detained by the Russian government. Sullivan said he also spoke with Gershkovich’s family representatives and Wall Street …

Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Russian court on Tuesday extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months in a closed-door hearing emblematic of the secrecy that has marked the case against the first United States correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying charges. State news agency Tass said the session was closed …

US ambassador visits American Paul Whelan at Russian prison
1 year, 8 months ago

US ambassador visits American Paul Whelan at Russian prison

The Independent  

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Blinken reveals US has put forward a ‘serious proposal’ to free Paul Whelan from Russia
1 year, 10 months ago

Blinken reveals US has put forward a ‘serious proposal’ to free Paul Whelan from Russia

CNN  

CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken publicly revealed for the first time Thursday that the United States has put forward a “serious proposal” to secure wrongfully detained Paul Whelan’s release from Russia. Notably, prior to Thursday’s engagement, the last time Blinken spoke with Lavrov – and the only other time the two have spoken directly since the war …

US had ‘direct conversations’ with Russia on Paul Whelan since Griner’s release, State Department says
2 years ago

US had ‘direct conversations’ with Russia on Paul Whelan since Griner’s release, State Department says

CNN  

CNN — US officials “have had direct conversations with Russian officials regarding Paul Whelan,” an American wrongfully detained in Russia, since the release of fellow wrongfully detained American Brittney Griner, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday. Whelan, who called CNN exclusively from his remote penal colony in the hours following Griner’s release, said he hoped President Joe Biden and …

US marks anniversary of Paul Whelan’s detention in Russia
2 years ago

US marks anniversary of Paul Whelan’s detention in Russia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is marking the four-year anniversary of the detention in Russia of American businessman Paul Whelan, whose continued imprisonment is one of several major irritants in tattered relations between Washington and Moscow. Blinken said Whelan and his family are “suffering through an unfathomable ordeal” and he again condemned the American’s conviction, which was based on secret …

US marks four year anniversary of Paul Whelan detention in Russia
2 years ago

US marks four year anniversary of Paul Whelan detention in Russia

Al Jazeera  

The former US marine is serving a 16-year sentence for alleged espionage, though his family maintains his innocence. The administration of United States President Joe Biden is marking the four-year anniversary of American businessman Paul Whelan‘s detention in Russia, an imprisonment that remains a major irritant in relations between Washington and Moscow. Today marks a terrible milestone for Paul Whelan: …

Biden administration renews commitment to free Paul Whelan on fourth anniversary of his detention in Russia
2 years ago

Biden administration renews commitment to free Paul Whelan on fourth anniversary of his detention in Russia

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration on Wednesday renewed its commitment to secure the release of American Paul Whelan on the fourth anniversary of his wrongful detention in Russia, as Whelan’s family expressed hope that he would not mark yet another milestone in Russian prison. “Today marks four years that Paul Whelan has spent wrongfully detained, away from his family, suffering …

Brittney Griner asks supporters to advocate for Paul Whelan
2 years ago

Brittney Griner asks supporters to advocate for Paul Whelan

Associated Press  

Brittney Griner has asked her supporters in a social media post to advocate for Paul Whelan, a former Marine serving a 16-year prison term in Russia for espionage charges the United States are baseless. The U.S. had sought to secure the release of both Whelan and Griner — the WNBA star detained at a Moscow airport in February for having …

Brittney Griner says she’ll play basketball in Arizona again
2 years ago

Brittney Griner says she’ll play basketball in Arizona again

Associated Press  

Brittney Griner said she’s “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. After months of strained negotiations, and an extraordinarily rare public revelation by the Biden administration that it had made a “substantial proposal” to bring home Griner and another detained American, Paul Whelan, the case resolved …

White House casts doubt on claims that Trump administration tried to free Paul Whelan
2 years ago

White House casts doubt on claims that Trump administration tried to free Paul Whelan

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although members of Mr Whelan’s family were able to secure at least one meeting …

Following Griner’s Release, Critics Say Enemies Know Now How to Gain Leverage over US
2 years, 1 month ago

Following Griner’s Release, Critics Say Enemies Know Now How to Gain Leverage over US

News 18  

Thursday’s release of US basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for a convicted Russian arms dealer has resurfaced an old question: Do prisoner swaps do more harm than good? Amid the celebrations following Griner’s return some critics, including members of Congress and federal law enforcement, argued such trades only encourage foreign states to target Americans to gain leverage over the …

Griner swap reveals dilemma US faces in freeing detainees
2 years, 1 month ago

Griner swap reveals dilemma US faces in freeing detainees

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Taliban drug lord convicted in a vast heroin trafficking conspiracy. Jon Franks, who’s long advised families of American hostages and detainees, said it’s not true that the U.S. can just throw its might around and get people released. “The maximum pressure mantra just doesn’t work — and, by the way, I don’t think prisoner trades undercut maximum …

Griner swap wasn’t all US hoped for, but what it could get
2 years, 1 month ago

Griner swap wasn’t all US hoped for, but what it could get

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s surprise announcement last July lacked any detail, but its meaning was crystal clear. In a rare comment on secret talks, he said the Biden administration had made a “substantial proposal” to Russia to end the imprisonment of two Americans: WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. “For totally illegitimate reasons, Russia is treating …

Brittney Griner back home in U.S. after Russian prisoner swap
2 years, 1 month ago

Brittney Griner back home in U.S. after Russian prisoner swap

The Hindu  

Brittney Griner returned to the United States early on December 9, nearly 10 months after the basketball star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm. Mr. Biden’s authorization to release Bout, the Russian felon once nicknamed “the Merchant of Death,” underscored the heightened urgency that his administration faced to get …

How Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian prison puts the spotlight on Paul Whelan
2 years, 1 month ago

How Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian prison puts the spotlight on Paul Whelan

Firstpost  

Paul Whelan, a former Marine who became a corporate security executive, was arrested at a Moscow hotel in December 2018 and accused of spying. He was convicted in June 2020 on espionage charges, which the US government says were manufactured The release on Thursday of Brittney Griner, the American basketball star imprisoned in Russia, also puts a spotlight on Paul …

Brittney Griner heads back to US after release from Russia in prisoner swap
2 years, 1 month ago

Brittney Griner heads back to US after release from Russia in prisoner swap

Firstpost  

Brittney Griner, who was arrested in Russia in February on drug charges, and Viktor Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence in a US prison, were exchanged at an airport in Abu Dhabi. American basketball star Brittney Griner was headed back to the United States on Thursday after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for an arms dealer …

Explained: Why Brittney Griner's swap isn't the deal the US wanted
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Why Brittney Griner's swap isn't the deal the US wanted

Firstpost  

The Joe Biden administration made a ‘substantial proposal’ to Russia to free two Americans, WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. In a rare comment on secret talks, he said the Biden administration had made a “substantial proposal” to Russia to end the imprisonment of two Americans: WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. “For totally illegitimate reasons, Russia is …

Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home
2 years, 1 month ago

Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — American basketball star Brittney Griner headed home Thursday night, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in the culmination of an eight-month saga of high diplomacy and dashed hopes. “She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home,” Biden said from the White House, where he was …

Griner-Bout prisoner swap: A sign of easing US-Russia tensions?
2 years, 1 month ago

Griner-Bout prisoner swap: A sign of easing US-Russia tensions?

Al Jazeera  

The high-profile exchange was a rare moment of agreement between two nations locked in conflict over Ukraine. On Thursday, 32-year-old American basketball player Brittney Griner was swapped for 55-year-old Viktor Bout, an infamous Russian arms dealer nicknamed “The Merchant of Death”. Mark Galeotti, an expert on Russian security affairs, told Al Jazeera via email: “There was considerable political pressure on …

Putin, secret talks and the 'Merchant of Death': US basketball star Brittney Griner's long road to freedom from a Russian penal colony
2 years, 1 month ago

Putin, secret talks and the 'Merchant of Death': US basketball star Brittney Griner's long road to freedom from a Russian penal colony

ABC  

When US basketball star Brittney Griner was taken from a Russian penal colony and flown to Abu Dhabi, America's chief hostage negotiator was waiting for her on the tarmac. Joe Biden's agonising decision US officials were hopeful that the Kremlin wanted Bout badly enough that it would be willing to exchange him for both Griner and Whelan. A White House …

Brittney Griner released in US-Russia prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout
2 years, 1 month ago

Brittney Griner released in US-Russia prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout

ABC  

Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the US releasing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials say. Key points: US President Joe Biden had confirmed WNBA basketballer Brittney Griner is on her way to the US Griner was released by Russia in return for the US release of arms dealer Viktor Bout …

Brittney Griner back on U.S. soil after Russian prisoner swap
2 years, 1 month ago

Brittney Griner back on U.S. soil after Russian prisoner swap

LA Times  

WNBA star Brittney Griner deplanes in San Antonio on Friday after her release in a prisoner swap with Russia. Asked whether more such swaps could happen, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that “everything is possible,” noting that “compromises have been found” to clear the way for Thursday’s exchange. Biden’s authorization to release Bout, the Russian felon once nicknamed “the …

Family of American prisoner Paul Whelan backs Griner deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Family of American prisoner Paul Whelan backs Griner deal

Associated Press  

The brother of an American detained in Russia since 2018 said Thursday that his family fears he will not be released for years, even as they supported the U.S. government’s agreement to a prisoner exchange that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner but left Paul Whelan behind. U.S. officials said Russia refused to consider including Whelan in the Griner deal, calling …

Paul Whelan was left behind in Brittney Griner swap — here's why it's so hard to get him out of Russia
2 years, 1 month ago

Paul Whelan was left behind in Brittney Griner swap — here's why it's so hard to get him out of Russia

Raw Story  

This week, President Joe Biden managed to broker a prisoner swap with Russia, allowing the release of basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for Russia being handed Viktor Bout, an arms trafficker known as the "merchant of death." On Thursday's edition of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," reporter Andrea Mitchell detailed the key reason why it has been so hard for the …

Republicans slam Biden for putting American lives at risk with Griner prisoner swap
2 years, 1 month ago

Republicans slam Biden for putting American lives at risk with Griner prisoner swap

Daily Mail  

Republicans on Thursday accused Joe Biden of putting American lives at risk with news that basketball star Brittney Griner had been released from Russian prison in a prisoner swap. Republicans said the deal to free Griner showed the Biden administration favoured celebrities over veterans such as Whelan, a former Marine imprisoned on espionage charges Hours earlier, President Joe Biden announced …

Paul Whelan's brother slams his exclusion from Brittney Griner prisoner swap
2 years, 1 month ago

Paul Whelan's brother slams his exclusion from Brittney Griner prisoner swap

Daily Mail  

Former US Marine Paul Whelan's family have spoken out to express their frustration that he remains in Russian prison following a prisoner swap to free WNBA star Brittney Griner. Whelan was not part of Thursday's prisoner swap, which saw Griner released from Russian prison in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the 'Merchant of Death.' Former U.S. …

Russia frees US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia frees US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout

Raw Story  

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. Even so, the fact that the deal was a one-for-one swap was a surprise given that U.S. officials had for months expressed their their determination to bring home both Griner and Paul Whelan, …

WNBA star Griner freed in prisoner swap; US releases Russian arms dealer Bout
2 years, 1 month ago

WNBA star Griner freed in prisoner swap; US releases Russian arms dealer Bout

The Hindu  

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. Even so, the fact that the deal was a one-for-one swap was a surprise given that U.S. officials had for months expressed their their determination to bring home both Griner and Paul Whelan, …

‘She’s on a plane home’: Biden on Brittney Griner released from Russian custody
2 years, 1 month ago

‘She’s on a plane home’: Biden on Brittney Griner released from Russian custody

The Hindu  

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic prisoner exchange, as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout but failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years. “She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home,” Biden said from the White House, where he …

Brittney Griner released in prisoner swap for Viktor Bout
2 years, 1 month ago

Brittney Griner released in prisoner swap for Viktor Bout

Daily Mail  

American military veteran Paul Whelan remains in detention - Republicans called that 'unconscionable' and said the U.S. was putting 'celebrities' over veterans He was in jail for selling weapons to U.S. adversaries across the world Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman acted as mediator - two days ago a U.S. lawsuit holding him responsible for Jamal Khashoggi's murder was dropped …

Why are so many Americans upset Brittney Griner has been freed?
2 years, 1 month ago

Why are so many Americans upset Brittney Griner has been freed?

LA Times  

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed by Russia in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout from custody. The freeing of women’s basketball star Brittney Griner from her Russian incarceration Thursday in a prisoner swap for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout should have led to a unified nationwide cheer. “This …

Russia frees US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia frees US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap

Al Jazeera  

Moscow says Griner was traded for Viktor Bout, a Russian former arms dealer convicted and jailed in the United States. Basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison and is on her way home to the United States after a prisoner swap with convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was serving a 25-year jail term in the …

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