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The Latest Breaking News from Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner: why was the basketball star was detained in Russia?

Basketball icon has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

The Independent UK

US, Russia say they're willing to discuss prisoner swap after Griner conviction

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday they’re willing to pursue talks on a prisoner exchange involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American.

Tribune News Service

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Russia ‘ready to discuss’ prisoner swap but will resist pressure to free Brittney Griner

Biden ‘hopeful’ about Griner release after foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warns Russia will not tolerate ‘megaphone diplomacy’

The Guardian - US

Russia "ready to discuss" prisoner swap for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan

The U.S. has proposed exchanging Griner and Whelan for convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout.

Axios

Kremlin says Griner swap must be discussed without publicity

The Kremlin says it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner: Moscow ‘ready to discuss prisoner swap deal’ after basketball star is jailed

Moscow said that it was ready to discuss prisoner swaps with the United States on Friday after basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in jail.

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After Griner trial, Kremlin says: we'll not discuss swaps in public

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.

Reuters

Explainer-Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Russia?

The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens imprisoned by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller.

Reuters

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Russia Ready to Discuss Prisoner Swap with US, Lavrov Says

Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss prisoner swaps with the United States through an existing diplomatic channel, a day a Russian court sentenced basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for a drugs offence. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said President Vladimir Putin and his US…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Justin Bieber among celebrities shocked by Russia’s jailing of Brittney Griner

The US basketball star was sentenced to nine years in jail on Thursday.

The Independent UK

The weight of Brittney Griner’s sentence hangs over WNBA game between Sun and Mercury

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — There was a sense of heaviness in the air at Mohegan Sun Arena as Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury players linked arms in a circle before Thursday night’s game.

Tribune News Service

Mercury Hold 42-Second Moment of Silence for Brittney Griner

The Phoenix star was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony and fined 1 million rubles, which is about $16,500, on Thursday.

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Why is Brittney Griner in a Russian jail? What's the offer to get her out?

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in Russian prison in a sentence that US President Joe Biden has deemed "unacceptable", but what did she do and what's the government's plan to get her out?

Tribune News Service

Dom Amore: Brittney Griner verdict, sentence, leaves us to only wait and hope for a nightmare to end

HARTFORD, Conn. — Brittney Griner stared blankly from behind white bars as the ruling was translated for her. Her eyes were empty and when they did shift focus it was only downward.

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Mercury, Sun hold 42-second moment of silence for Brittney Griner after WNBA star’s sentencing

What a powerful moment in support of Brittney Griner.

The Conversation

Brittney Griner's sentence is in line with Russia's strict drug penalties – but how long she serves will be decided outside the courtroom

The sentencing of WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years behind bars and a fine of 1 million rubles – between US$10,000 and $20,000 depending on the exchange rate – should come as no surprise to those familiar with Russian law.

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Salon

Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years

"I hope that in your ruling that it doesn't end my life here," Griner said prior to sentencing

Reuters

Russia should accept 'serious proposal' related to Griner -White House

United States urges Russia to accept a "serious proposal" Washington made weeks ago for the return of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday.

Reuters

Reactions after U.S. basketball star Griner sentenced in Russia

Following are reactions after U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced in a Russian court on Thursday to nine years in prison for illegally bringing hashish-infused vape cartridges into the country. She had admitted having the cartridges but called it an honest mistake.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What will it take to get Brittney Griner home?

Now that WNBA star Brittney Griner has been convicted of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison, attention turns to the prospect of a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia that could get her home

Tribune News Service

Griner reaction: WNBA players ‘having a hard time’ with verdict

MINNEAPOLIS — Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said Thursday that her team's players and coaching staff "have been glued to seeing Brittney [Griner] in the trial" that ended with the Phoenix Mercury star being found guilty of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian judge.

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