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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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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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45 Ukrainian soldiers set free in prisoner swap with Russia
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a tweet, the official, Andriy Yermak wrote, "Another POWs swap. We managed to free 45 AFU soldiers and get back to Ukraine the bodies of two fallen defenders. Thanks to the Coordinating Staff on the Treatment of Prisoners of War. We are going on. Our people will return home."
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Taliban confirms prisoner swap with US
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi on Monday confirmed that the Taliban has freed an American engineer in return for an Afghan leader in a prisoner swap between the two countries.
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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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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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Russia denies any concrete agreement with US in prisoner release case
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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UN welcomes prisoner swap between Libyan parties
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the exchange of prisoners between rival parties.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan reach agreement on full-scale prisoner swap
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to exchange all war prisoners who were captured during the Karabakh conflict, and stressed the importance of preserving peace between the countries.
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Trump, Qatari Emir discuss need for Afghans to resume prisoner swap talks
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 23 (Sputnik/ANI): US President Donald Trump and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed the importance of resuming intra-Afghan talks and exchange of prisoners, the White House said.
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