American basketball player Brittney Griner has been released by Russian authorities in a prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner, 32, was en route to the United States, President Joe Biden said on Dec. 8. “She’s safe. She’s on a plane. She’s on her way home,” he told reporters at a briefing at the…
American Brittney Griner Released by Russia in Prisoner Swap for Arms Dealer Viktor Bout
Russian Diplomat Says Prisoner Swap With US Remains Possible
MOSCOW—Russia and the United States have repeatedly been on the verge of agreement on a prisoner exchange, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday, adding that a deal is still possible before the year’s end. The Biden administration has been trying for months to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American jailed…
US Still Talking to Russia About Griner and Whelan Release: Diplomat
LONDON—The United States is still talking to Russia about a deal to free jailed Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan but Moscow has not provided a “serious response” to any of its proposals, a senior U.S. diplomat said in comments published on Monday. Elizabeth Rood, the U.S. chargée d’affaires in Moscow, told Russia’s state-owned RIA…
US Still Talking to Russia About Release of Griner, Whelan: Diplomat
LONDON—The United States is still talking to Russia about a deal to free jailed Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, although Moscow hasn’t provided a “serious response” to any of its proposals, a senior U.S. diplomat said in comments published on Nov. 28. Elizabeth Rood, the U.S. chargée d’affaires in Moscow, told Russia’s state-owned RIA…
Griner Sent to Russian Penal Colony to Serve Sentence; Biden Hopes Putin Will Negotiate Griner’s Release
American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. President Joe Biden said later on Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of Griner now that the U.S. midterm…
NTD Evening News (Nov. 9): Biden on Midterms: Red Wave ‘Didn’t Happen’; Brittney Griner Transferred to Russian Penal Colony
President Joe Biden on Nov. 9 reacted to the midterm results, saying that his earlier optimism was justified. WNBA star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony, somewhere in Russia. Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth Social: truthsocial.com/@EpochTV Gettr: gettr.com/user/epochtv Facebook: www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Gab: gab.com/EpochTV Telegram: t.me/EpochTV …
US Embassy Officials Visit Brittney Griner in Russia Prison
WASHINGTON—Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, more than a week after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession. State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a tweet that the American representatives “saw firsthand her tenacity and perseverance despite her present…
Russian Court Upholds US Basketball Star Griner’s 9-year Drug Sentence
KRASNOGORSK, Russia—A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. Griner and her lawyers had asked for acquittal or at least a reduction in her sentence, which they said was disproportionate to the offense and at odds with…
Americans Griner, Whelan May Gain Release From Russia by Year-End, Ex-US Diplomat Says
NEW YORK—WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who are being held in Russia, could gain release by the end of this year, said former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson, who traveled to Moscow in September. Richardson told CNN in an interview on Sunday that he had met with…
Russian Court Sets Brittney Griner Appeal Date for Oct. 25
MOSCOW—A Russian court on Monday set Oct. 25 as the date for American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. Griner, an eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis…
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