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'Merchant of Death' arms dealer now part of a deal himself

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, swapped for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is widely known outside the country as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts

The Independent UK

SI:AM | Brittney Griner Is Coming Home

She has been released as part of a prisoner swap with Russia.

Sports Illustrated

Sports World Reacts to Griner’s Release From Russian Prison

After almost 300 days, the WNBA star is coming home and many on Twitter couldn’t be happier.

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Four 'fronts' in the Ukraine-Russia war to look out for as winter bites

Russia had expected to be victorious long before now. Its initial plan envisaged ground assaults across Ukraine in the first ten days and a rapid capitulation thereafter. But Kyiv did not fall – and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, refused to leave the capital, saying, “I need ammunition, not a ride,”…

The Conversation

Strikes in Russia leave Ukraine allies uneasy at Putin reply

While this week’s drone attacks on Russian airfields that the Kremlin blamed on Ukraine were of largely symbolic value, Kyiv’s apparent readiness to take the war to Vladimir Putin may be constrained by nervousness among its allies over his potential reaction.

Tribune News Service

UAE president, Saudi crown prince led mediation to release Griner -joint statement

The United Arab Emirates president and Saudi crown prince led mediation efforts that secured the release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap with Russia, a joint UAE-Saudi statement said on Thursday.

Reuters

Paul Whelan’s Family Issues Statement After Griner’s Release

The former Marine remains imprisoned in Russia after Thursday’s deal to release the WNBA star.

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IOC will be on wrong ‘side of history’ if Russian athletes compete at Paris 2024

Thomas Bach said the IOC and international sports federations are discussing how to bring Russian athletes back into competition.

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle vows to fight for Paul Whelan as she celebrates WNBA star’s release

The former WNBA star was traded for the ‘Merchant of Death’ arms dealer

The Independent UK

Biden says WNBA star Griner headed home from Russia after swap

President Joe Biden announced that WNBA star Brittney Griner had been released from detention in Russia, celebrating her one-to-one swap for a notorious arms dealer who had been convicted and imprisoned in the U.S.

Tribune News Service

Brittney Griner’s wife: "Today my family is whole" after Russian prisoner swap

"Today my family is whole, but as you all are aware, there's so many other families who are not whole."

Axios

Analysis-Macron's mixed messages on Ukraine unnerve some Western allies

When NATO's 30 foreign ministers met in Bucharest in November to map out further aid plans for Ukraine and regional players under pressure from Russia, there was a notable ministerial absence: France.

Reuters

US basketball star Brittney Griner freed from Russia in prisoner swap involving arms dealer Viktor Bout

The high-level prisoner swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, was announced by US President Joe Biden on Thursday

Evening Standard

The overjoyed sports world reacts gratefully to Brittney Griner being released from Russian prison

So many tweets of gratitude with Brittney Griner being released.

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Reuters

Detained American Whelan says he's disappointed more not done to free him

Paul Whelan, an ex-U.S. Marine detained in Russia, expressed dismay on Thursday that more had not been done to secure his release and urged President Joe Biden to act fast following a prisoner swap that freed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner.

The Independent UK

Biden says US ‘never stopped pushing’ for Brittney Griner release and will ‘never give up’ on Paul Whelan and others

“She represents the best of America,” said President Joe Biden on Thursday

Daily Mirror

'Merchant of death' arms dealer released back to Russia by US in basketball star swap

In exchange for setting WNBA star Brittney Griner free, President Joe Biden released infamous Russian arms dealer called Viktor Bout, who is known as the "Merchant of Death"

Bangkok Post

US basketball star swapped for arms dealer Bout

US basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia for the arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was arrested in Thailand in 2008 and later jailed in the United States.

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USA Today Sports Media Group

Brittney Griner is coming home after after prisoner swap with Russia. Here’s everything we know so far

Brittney Griner is coming home.

ABC News

Brittney Griner released in US-Russia prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout

Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the US releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials say.

Reuters

Viktor Bout, the arms dealer Russia has swapped for Brittney Griner

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was freed from jail in Russia on Thursday in exchange for the release of Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States, according to U.S. and Russian officials.

The Texas Tribune

Houston native Brittney Griner, a WNBA star, released from Russian custody in prisoner swap

The Texas basketball star was first detained in February and was recently moved to a Russian penal colony before her release Thursday.

The Guardian - US

Biden hails release of Brittney Griner from Russian prison: ‘She’s safe, she’s on her way home’ – as it happened

Basketball star freed in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout – follow the latest news

Reuters

Brittney Griner freed from Russia, swapped for notorious arms dealer

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout and was heading home on Thursday, ending what President Joe Biden called months of "hell" for her and her wife.

Sports Illustrated

Brittney Griner Released From Russian Prison in Prisoner Swap

President Biden confirmed the news Thursday morning.

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