Brittney Griner

Plane carrying basketball star Griner lands in U.S.

Dec 9 (Reuters) - A plane believed to be carrying basketball star Brittney Griner landed in the United States early Friday, Associated Press reported. Griner was released in a prisoner…

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

DUBAI (Reuters) - 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…

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

LONDON (Reuters) - The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller. Russia wanted the jailed arms dealer back in Moscow for a long time and he has now…

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UPDATED: Russia trades U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia and is now in U.S. custody, President Joe Biden said on…

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Russia ready to discuss prisoner swap with U.S., Lavrov says

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Russian said on Friday that it was ready to discuss prisoner swaps with Washington through an existing diplomatic channel, a day after basketball star Brittney Griner was handed a nine-year prison sentence…

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

July 1 (Reuters) - Russia rained missiles down near Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa on Friday, Ukrainian officials said, hitting an apartment building and a resort and killing at least 18…

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