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Dec 08

WATCH: Former Olympic basketball coach Dawn Staley on Brittney Griner’s release

By Gretchen Frazee, Courtney Norris

Griner, who was detained at a Russian airport after authorities allegedly found vape cartridges with trace amounts of cannabis oil in her luggage, was let go in exchange for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

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Dec 08

Griner release ‘right choice,’ say family of American left behind in Russian prisoner swap

By Mike Householder, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press

Paul Whelan's brother said his family supported the U.S. government's agreement to a prisoner exchange that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner but left Whelan behind.

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Dec 08

Kremlin says it’s up to President Zelenskyy when Ukraine conflict ends

By E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press

The Kremlin says it's up to Ukraine's president to end the military conflict, suggesting terms that Kyiv has repeatedly rejected.

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Dec 08

WATCH: Biden lauds Brittney Griner’s release from Russia as part of prisoner swap

By Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Paul Whelan, an American jailed for nearly four years, remains in Russia.

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Nov 29

Russian diplomat says U.S. prisoner swap is still on the table

By Associated Press

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

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Nov 09

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News Wrap: Russian military withdrawing from Kherson in southern Ukraine

In our news wrap Wednesday, Russia's military announced its forces are withdrawing from Kherson in southern Ukraine, lawyers for American basketball player Brittney Griner say she's been sent to a penal colony to serve a nine-year sentence for drug possession…

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Nov 09

Biden says he hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over.

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Nov 09

WNBA star Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony after failed appeal

By Associated Press

American basketball star Brittney Griner's lawyers say she has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month.

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Oct 26

Prisoner swap talks about WNBA star Brittney Griner must be confidential, Kremlin says

By Associated Press

The eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s airport.

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Oct 25

Watch 5:22
News Wrap: Putin pushes to boost production of weapons and supplies for Ukraine invasion

In our news wrap Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin pushed for faster production of weapons and supplies amid a report that its forces are running low on artillery ammunition in Ukraine, Rishi Sunak was formally installed as Britain's new prime…

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