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Brittney Griner Says it's 'so Good to Be Home' After Release From Russian Jail

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner made her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison on Friday, saying that it was "so good to be home"...

Arms Dealer Bout Praises Putin, Backs Ukraine Assault

Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death," praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and backed Moscow's assault on Ukraine in...

U.S. Basketball Star Griner Back Home After Russia Prisoner Swap

American basketball star Brittney Griner arrived in the United States Friday morning after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for an arms...

In Photos: Basketball Star Griner Exchanged for Arms Dealer Bout in U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States after she was released from a Russian prison in exchange for an arms dealer known...

Freed Arms Dealer Bout Says West Wants to 'Destroy' Russia

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was freed in a prisoner swap with U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, told Kremlin-run media on Friday that Western...

Russia Frees U.S. Basketball Star Brittney Griner in Prisoner Swap

Russia and the United States have exchanged the U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, U.S. and Russian officials...

In Russia's 'Land of Prison' Where Brittney Griner Is Held

The news that American basketball player Brittney Griner had arrived in the IK-2 penal colony in Mordovia, also known as the Russian "land of prisons,"...

U.S. Livid as Basketball Star Griner Said Moved to Russia Penal Colony

Russia is moving detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to a penal colony, her lawyers said Wednesday, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White...

Russian Court Rejects U.S. Basketball Star Griner’s Drug Sentence Appeal

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal of her nine-year sentence on drug charges, the state-run RIA Novosti...

Biden Meets Relatives of Americans Jailed in Russia

Washington is seeking a deal to free Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.

Russia, U.S. in Talks Over 'Merchant of Death' for Griner – Moscow

This is the first time Russia has said the talks concerned exchanging arms trafficker Viktor Bout for two-time Olympian Brittney Griner.

U.S. Basketball Star Brittney Griner’s Trial to Resume in Russia

A court north of Moscow resumes Brittney Griner’s trial Tuesday amid intensified efforts to secure her release through a prisoner exchange.

Blinken Holds ‘Frank’ Discussion With Russian FM on Prisoners, Ukraine

It was U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's first conversation with his Russian counterpart since the Ukraine war.

Russian Team Praises U.S. Basketball Star Griner in Court

"Our aim was to show what a big role she played in the club, in Russian basketball in general," UMMC Yekaterinburg director told reporters.

U.S. Basketball Star Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty to Russian Drug Charges

The two-time Olympian denied intentionally breaking Russian law.

Russia Rules Out WNBA Star Griner’s Exchange Until Conviction

Diplomats also warned that the “hype” surrounding Griner's case “disturbed” the court process.

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