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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. The Biden administration has been trying for months to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian diplomat says prisoner swap with US remains possible

A senior Russian diplomat says that Russia and the United States have repeatedly come close to reaching agreement on a prisoner exchange and a deal remains possible before the year’s end

The Independent UK

US awaits ‘serious response’ from Russia over Brittney Griner release proposal

Diplomat in Moscow says US has ‘put a significant proposal on the table’ in effort to free basketball star jailed on drugs conviction

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Ukraine warns of fresh Russian missile strikes on energy grid

Ukraine said on Monday that Russia was preparing for a fresh wave of missile attacks on its energy grid that have plunged swathes of the country into the cold and dark. The warning came as Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in the Donetsk region, including in the areas of the…

France 24

U.S. still talking to Russia about Griner and Whelan release - officials

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.

Reuters

U.S. says Russia has not negotiated "in good faith" for WNBA star Brittney Griner

"The Russian government's failure to seriously negotiate on these issues...runs counter to its public statements."

Axios

State Dept. on Griner: Russia Won’t ‘Seriously Negotiate’

The U.S. sent a strong message to Russia after the WNBA star was transferred to a penal colony earlier this week.

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EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system

WNBA star Brittney Griner this week began serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony

The Independent UK

Russia signals openness to prisoner swap with US

Deputy foreign minister says convicted Russian arms deal Viktor Bout is among those being discussed in potential swap.

Al Jazeera

IK-2 Mordovia: the harsh, notorious penal colony holding Brittney Griner

First-hand accounts from Russian prison where US basketball star has been sent paint a grim picture

The Guardian - UK

Brittney Griner ‘could be released as part of swap deal for Russian arms dealer’

Basketball star Ms Griner was sentenced in August to nine years for possessing and smuggling drugs after cannabis oil was found in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport

Evening Standard

Russian prison activist paints picture of life facing Griner

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to the Russian region of Mordovia, notorious since Soviet times for its penal colonies, to serve a 9-year sentence on drugs charges.

Reuters

Who is Viktor Bout, the arms dealer who could be swapped for Griner?

The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Brittney Griner ‘trying to stay strong’ as she starts sentence in Russian penal colony

Griner has been incarcerated in Russia since February

Al Jazeera

Brittney Griner moved to penal colony in Russia’s Mordovia region

WNBA player, whose whereabouts had been publicly unknown, is in penal colony 500km southeast of Moscow, lawyers confirm.

WEKU

Russia sends Brittney Griner to a penal colony

The U.S. basketball star was transferred to a prison colony in Mordovia — 300 miles southeast of Moscow — to begin serving out a nine-year sentence on drug charges.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brittney Griner is moved to Russian penal colony

Griner was transferred to a penal colony in Mordovia, about 210 miles east of Moscow, after a Russian court last month rejected her appeal of her sentence.

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Axios

Brittney Griner has started serving sentence in Russian penal colony

"Brittney is doing as well as could be expected and trying to stay strong as she adapts to a new environment," her lawyer said.

France 24

US basketball star Griner begins serving sentence in Russian penal colony

US basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony and begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession, her lawyers and agent said Thursday.

The Independent UK

Griner has begun serving sentence in Russian penal colony

WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony

Reuters

Brittney Griner taken to penal colony in Russia's Mordovia region - lawyers

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.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Griner Moved to Penal Colony in Russia’s Mordovia Region

She was sentenced to nine years in a penal colony by a Russian court in August.

Tribune News Service

WNBA star Brittney Griner reportedly moved to Russian penal colony

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has reportedly been moved to a women’s penal colony in western Russia, where she will serve out a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession and smuggling.

Reuters

Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, facing nine years behind bars in Russia after being convicted on drug charges, has been transferred to a penal colony about 500 km (300 miles) southeast of Moscow, her lawyers said on Thursday.

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