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“After nearly 300 days in a Russian prison, I feel ready to come home.”
US basketball player Brittney Griner has said she did not feel like a human when she was detained in a Russian prison. “At the end of…day…my dad taught me…you just take ownership for things that you’ve done…at times I still feel like I’m guilty…because I robbed my family time with me and now I feel…
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The women’s basketball star was freed from a Russian prison
NBA’s Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner, who was released from Russia on Thursday as part of a prisoner exchange between the US and Russia for Viktor Bout, has returned to her home state of Arizona. “I’m thrilled to be back with my family…and excited for the WNBA season,” she said. Griner was jailed in Russia…
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The women’s basketball player has been freed from a Russian prison
US Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner, who was released from a Russian prison last week in a swap with Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, will play for WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury this season, her friend Angel McCoughtry said. “In doing so, I lookforward to being able to say ‘thank you’ to those of you who advocated,…
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One of the Citgo 6 says that it can be difficult to return to normal after captivity.
US basketball player Brittney Griner on Friday took to Instagram to thank President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Tony Blinken for their help in bringing her back to the US after being held in a Russian prison for more than four months. She was released as part of a prisoner exchange between the US…
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The Russian prison where the NBA star was held has been freed.
The US and Russia on Thursday announced the release of American athlete Brittney Griner and Russian citizen Paul Whelan, who were detained in Russia last year. Griner was sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying, while Whelan was charged with spying for Syria. Both the Americans were released as part of an exchange of…
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The woman was freed from a Russian prison.
US’ Vice President Joe Biden on Friday announced the release of a Russian basketball player Brittney Griner and said that he was on her way home after months of being wrongly held in Russia. “I’m overwhelmed with emotions,” Griner’s wife Cherelle said. Griner had arrived in the US in February to play in the Russian…
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Here is one for her future.
Brittney Griner has been released from Russia after being jailed for over five months on charges of possessing hashish oil. She was detained at Yaroslavl airport on September 10 and later sentenced to two years in jail. “When I first saw Brittney, she was a very strong young woman,” former WNBA player Lisa Leslie said…
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There was a deal that freed a woman but left a man in Russia.
The US has released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout as a part of a deal that also saw former US Air Force Special Warfare Captain Brittney Griner being freed from custody. “I’m grateful for President (Joe) Biden’s willingness to honour my family’s request for my release,” Griner said. “I’m looking forward to returning home to…
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Russia demanded that a spy held in Germany be freed.
US President Joe Biden said the government is in “close contact” with the family of Paul Whelan, an American man who has been detained in Russia since 2018. This comes after Russian authorities released American Brittney Griner and jailed Russian citizen Viktor Bout in a prisoner swap. The US is working to secure Whelan’s release,…
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Biden is going to bring Paul Whelan home from Russia.
US President Joe Biden said that Russia is treating Paul Whelan, a US citizen held in a Russian penal colony since 2014, differently than Brittney Griner, who was released on Thursday. Biden added that Russia’s accusation that Whelan was a spy made him higher up than the other two men released in April. “Sadly, Russia…
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Is it true that elite woman athletes are not safe?
American basketball player Brittney Griner has been jailed in Russia for nine years over a drug conviction. According to Griner’s lawyer, the 23-year-old was found in possession of traces of hashish oil in her handbag. Griner, who is a part of the US women’s national team, is the first American female basketball player to be…