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Basketball star Brittney Griner returns to US after prisoner exchange with
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport nine months ago. She was accused of possession of vape cartridges with a small quantity of cannabis oil and sentenced in August to nine years in prison. Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death" was detained Thailand
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"Other swaps with US possible", says Putin after Basketball star exchanged
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Responding to a question about the possibility of the next prisoner exchange with the US, Putin said, "Yes, everything is possible. This is the result of negotiations in search of a compromise. In this case, compromises were found and we are not against continuing this work in the future."
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Antony Blinken hails release of Brittney Griner, says US continues to work
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Blinken said that Cherelle Griner spoke to her wife Brittney and stressed that listening to them connect for the first time after the basketball player's release "was as moving as it was unforgettable."
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Russia releases US basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for impriso
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On Thursday morning, Biden shared a picture with Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle Griner on his Twitter handle and wrote, "Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner. She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home."
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"The giant Red Wave didn't happen" US President Biden on mid-term polls
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While addressing a conference after the mid-term polls, US President said it is a 'Good Day' for Democracy.
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US Basketball player Brittney Griner moved to Russian penal colony, legal
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
US basketball star Brittney Griner is being transferred to a Russian penal colony to serve the remainder of her sentence
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US on prisoner swap: Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained, should
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The US on Monday condemned the imprisonment of Olympic gold medalist and popular American women's basketball player Brittney Griner sentence who was sentenced to nine years in jail by Russia last week.
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US, Russia ready to hold talks over prisoner swap after Griner conviction
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the country was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with Washington at the presidential level right after the US basketball star Brittney Griner was jailed over drug charges.
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Russia ready to discuss prisoners' exchange with US: Lavrov
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding the sentencing of an American basketball player in Russia, the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said Moscow is ready to discuss the exchange of prisoners with the US within the framework of the already ex
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Talks on prisoner swap with Russia ongoing at various levels
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The negotiations on a potential prisoner swap with Russia for Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner are being held at various levels, National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said on Thursday.
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US basketball player Brittney Griner sentence in Russia 'unacceptable': Bi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday called a Russian court's decision to sentence US women's basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges as "unacceptable" and called for the immediate release of the athlete.
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Russia denies any concrete agreement with US in prisoner release case
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): Russia on Thursday said that no concrete agreement had been reached in prisoner release negotiations with the United States for releasing Viktor Bout in exchange for the release of US citizens Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
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