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Viktor Bout

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Dec 12, 2022

‘I want to talk’: Griner opened up during long trip home

WNBA star Brittney Griner didn't want any alone time as soon as she boarded a U.S. government plane that would bring her home.

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Dec 9, 2022

Griner’s release raises questions about lingering impact of Russian penal colony imprisonment

As many celebrated the news of Brittney Griner’s release Thursday, others addressed the conditions of Russian penal colonies, raising questions about the lingering impact that could have on the WNBA star.

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Dec 8, 2022

WNBA star Griner freed in swap for Russian arms dealer Bout

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange, as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. But the U.S. failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years.

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Nov 29, 2022

Russian diplomat says prisoner swap with US remains possible

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.

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Nov 3, 2022

US Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison

Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, just weeks after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession.

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