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‘Political pawn’ US basketball star Brittney Griner appears in Moscow court

Griner’s wife has called her “a political pawn”.

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Russia’s Putin to Meet Iran’s Raisi in Ashgabat on Wednesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a visit to Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. Putin is making his first known trip abroad since the start of what Moscow calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine. He is…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 28, 2022

Griner’s Agent: Monday Hearing Was ‘Not on the Merits’

The WNBA star received an additional six months in custody following a preliminary hearing in Moscow.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 27, 2022

Is Vladimir Putin Terminally Ill? This Is What Kremlin Spokesman Has To Say

A Kremlin spokesman laughed off rumors about Russian President Vladimir Putin being terminally ill, insisting that Putin is "fighting fit" and even playing sports.

Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022

Russian Spokesman Says Griner Isn’t a Hostage, Doesn’t Note Potential Release

The Kremlin’s Dmitry Peskov gave no indication of when—or if—the WNBA star would be released.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 21, 2022

Turkish Team to Discuss Black Sea Grain Corridor in Russia This Week

Ankara's military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Turkish presidency sources said on Tuesday. Russia's TASS agency confirmed plans for the talks citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 21, 2022

Kremlin Says It Does Not Know Location of Captured US 'Mercenaries'

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it did not know the location of two Americans captured while fighting in eastern Ukraine, but that they were mercenaries and could be sentenced to death in Russian-backed breakaway territories. Americans Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, went missing this month while fighting near…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 21, 2022

Putin spokesman denies Russia is holding Brittney Griner hostage

‘She violated Russian law, and now she’s being prosecuted’

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Lithuania blocks rail connections to Russian Baltic Sea exclave

Lithuania on Monday defended its decision to block rail transit from Russia to a Russian Baltic Sea exclave in a move that drew Moscow's ire as tensions continue to rise in the region. Meanwhile, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is pushing former USSR republics of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine itself to…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 21, 2022

Death penalty for captured US citizens not ruled out, Russia says

The Kremlin says the pair were ‘soldiers of fortune’ who should be held responsible for their ‘crimes’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2022