Tag: Griner
Basketball star Brittney Griner, who spent almost 300 days in a Russian prison, returns to the basketball courts
American basketball star Brittney Griner, who was imprisoned in Russia for a long time, will return to the WNBA league and the Phoenix Mercury, several North American media reported. Brittney…
Griner: Your letters made me not lose hope
“You took the time to show me that you cared and I personally want to take the time to write to you and say that your effort meant something. Your…
Viktor Bout traded for Brittney Griner: Joe Biden under fire from critics
The President of the United States “will not apologize”, hammered the spokesperson for Joe Biden, Karine Jean-Pierre, during the daily White House briefing, Thursday, December 9. The 80-year-old Democrat is…
The world is talking about the prisoner exchange between Russia and the USA! Viktor Bout and Brittney Griner free, Biden’s Paul Whelan statement
There was a prisoner exchange between the USA and Russia yesterday. US female basketball player Brittney Griner and Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout were released at Abu Dhabi Airport. US…
The United States and Russia exchanged prisoners – basketball star Brittney Griner returns to her homeland
American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to her homeland. US President Joe Biden says he had a conversation with Griner. US and Russian officials say the US basketball star Brittney…
Griner has begun his sentence in Russia
Double Olympic champion Griner was arrested in February at a Moscow airport with cannabis oil in his luggage. In August, she was sentenced to nine years of penal servitude for…
Biden hopes Putin would be willing to have a serious discussion about freeing basketball player Brittney Griner
Top basketball player Brittney Griner was arrested in February. Last week, the Russian authorities moved him to a remote penal colony. President of the United States Joe Biden said on…
NBA star Dennis Rodman is planning a trip to Russia to help imprisoned Brittney Griner
Dennis Rodman says that he has received permission to travel to Russia, but does not elaborate on who received the permission. Five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman says he will soon…
Lawyers for top basketball player Brittney Griner appealed the verdict
The court sentenced Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and trafficking. In addition, he also received a fine of one million rubles, i.e. around 15,800 euros. by…
Who is Viktor Bout, the arms dealer who could be traded for Brittney Griner
Long considered the largest arms dealer in the world and sentenced in 2012 to 25 years in prison in the United States, Viktor Bout could return to Russia very soon…