SIMON HANKINSON: The Brittney Griner Fiasco Taught Russia That Arresting Americans Works
SIMON HANKINSON: The Brittney Griner Fiasco Taught Russia That Arresting Americans Works Simon Hankinson on April 27, 2023 The term “a king’s ransom” comes from the ancient tradition of capturing high-ranking opponents…
Brittney Griner says she will advocate for Americans detained abroad, resume career
By Brendan O’Brien and Amy Tennery (Reuters) -U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who on Friday left an Army medical center where she had been recuperating following her release from a Russian penal…
SIMON HANKINSON: Brittney Griner Trade Shows Who The Real Suckers At The Table Are
SIMON HANKINSON: Brittney Griner Trade Shows Who The Real Suckers At The Table Are Simon Hankinson on December 11, 2022 There’s an old joke among poker players: if you can’t find the…
Brittney Griner Trade Shows Who The Real Suckers At The Table Are
SIMON HANKINSON: Brittney Griner Trade Shows Who The Real Suckers At The Table Are Simon Hankinson on December 11, 2022 There’s an old joke among poker players: if you can’t find the…
Black Conservative Activists Comment On Griner Trade, Hope She Is Very Pro-America
Black conservative activists commented on the Biden administration’s decision to trade WNBA player Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, saying they hope she learned the “true cost of freedom” and…
‘Doing Bad Deals’: GOP Rep Who Served In Elite Army Unit Rips Biden Over Trading ‘Merchant Of Death’ For Griner
‘Doing Bad Deals’: GOP Rep Who Served In Elite Army Unit Rips Biden Over Trading ‘Merchant Of Death’ For Griner Harold Hutchison on December 8, 2022 A Republican congressman who served with…
Family Of Ex-Marine Left Behind In Russia ‘Devastated’ After Brittney Griner Released In High-Level Prisoner Swap
Family Of Ex-Marine Left Behind In Russia ‘Devastated’ After Brittney Griner Released In High-Level Prisoner Swap Micaela Burrow on December 8, 2022 The family of the ex-Marine jailed in Russia since 2021…
Brittney Griner Freed From Russia In Exchange For ‘Merchant Of Death’, Ex-Marine Left Behind
Brittney Griner Freed From Russia In Exchange For ‘Merchant Of Death’, Ex-Marine Left Behind Micaela Burrow on December 8, 2022 Russia has released jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner in exchange for notorious…
UAE president, Saudi crown prince led mediation to release Griner -joint statement
DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates president and Saudi crown prince led mediation efforts that secured the release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap with Russia, a joint…
Viktor Bout, the arms dealer Russia has swapped for Brittney Griner
(Reuters) -U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was freed from jail in Russia on Thursday in exchange for the release of Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States, according…
Factbox-Brittney Griner, U.S. basketball star caught up in Russia crisis
(Reuters) – A U.S. official said on Thursday that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been jailed in Russia in charges of possessing and smuggling illegal drugs, was now in U.S.…
Brittney Griner taken to penal colony in Russia’s Mordovia region – lawyers
(Reuters) – U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to a penal colony in the Russian region of Mordovia, her lawyers said in a statement on Thursday. Reuters had earlier reported…
Kremlin says Griner prisoner swap must be negotiated behind closed doors
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Wednesday said that a potential prisoner exchange with the United States to free U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence…
Brittney Griner Condemned To Nine-Year Prison Sentence After Russian Court Overturns Appeal
Brittney Griner Condemned To Nine-Year Prison Sentence After Russian Court Overturns Appeal Micaela Burrow on October 25, 2022 A Moscow court denied U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal to overturn a nine-year…
Prosecutor in Griner case tells Russian appeal court her 9-year term is fair
KRASNOGORSK, Russia (Reuters) – U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday heard the Russian state prosecutor in her appeal hearing tell the judges that her nine-year jail sentence for possession and…
Americans Griner, Whelan may gain release from Russia by year-end, ex-U.S. diplomat says
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – 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,…
‘Quiet Diplomacy’: Russia Rips US For Making Griner Prisoner Swap Public Ahead Of Midterms
‘Quiet Diplomacy’: Russia Rips US For Making Griner Prisoner Swap Public Ahead Of Midterms Micaela Burrow on August 18, 2022 Russia said it is conducting “quiet diplomacy” with the U.S. over the…
Brittney Griner legal team appeals against Russian drugs sentence
By Filipp Lebedev MOSCOW -The defence team of Brittney Griner, the U.S. basketball star jailed for nine years in Russia on drugs charges, appealed on Monday against her conviction for narcotics possession…
After Griner trial, Kremlin says: we’ll not discuss swaps in public
(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that possible prisoner exchanges with the United States should not be discussed in public because if they were then they would never take place. Speaking…
In handcuffs and in tears, Griner says: ‘I love my family’
KHIMKI, Russia -U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner said “I love my family” as she was led out of a Russian courtroom in handcuffs after being jailed for nine years on drugs charges,…
Griner sentence ‘compounds the injustice’ of wrongful detention – Blinken
(Reuters) – The nine-year prison sentence given to U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in Russia “compounds the injustice of her wrongful detention,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. “Nothing…
Blinken likely seek out Lavrov after Griner sentencing, White House says
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will likely try to speak with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a meeting in Cambodia, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby…
U.S. diplomat says Griner sentence ‘a miscarriage of justice’
KHIMKI, Russia – Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Elizabeth Rood, said on Thursday that the 9 year prison sentence given to U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner had been “a…
Russian court: Griner is guilty
KHIMKI, Russia – A Russian court on Thursday ruled that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was guilty of drugs possession and smuggling after she pleaded guilty to bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges to…
Russian prosecutor says Griner guilty of the drugs charges against her
(Reuters) – A Russian prosecutor said on Thursday that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was guilty of the drugs charges against her. (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)…
Explainer-Who is Brittney Griner and what is her fate in Russia?
(Reuters) – Who is Brittney Griner and what is her fate? WHO IS BRITTNEY GRINER? Brittney Griner, 31, is a two-time Olympic champion and star player in the Women’s National Basketball Association…
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