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The US State Department said it’s still on top of getting WNBA star Britney Griner released, five-months into her detention at a Russian prison.
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The US State Department said it’s still on top of getting WNBA star Britney Griner released, five-months into her detention at a Russian prison.
President Biden weighed in on the Brittney Griner case after the American basketball star was sentenced to nine years in a Russian jail on drug smuggling and possession charges. Speaking to the media from the White House Friday, Biden appeared optimistic about securing her release.
The London-based human rights group Amnesty International revealed the Ukraine government used prohibited tactics in its war with Russia.
The Biden administration reportedly plans to exchange two Americans arrested in Russia for a weapons trafficker imprisoned in the US. According to CNN on Wednesday, Biden’s officials have offered Russia to exchange arms-dealer Viktor Bout for US citizens Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner who are facing legal trouble in Moscow.