Brittney Griner

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian ...

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the United States releasing notorious Russian arms ...

Le président américain Joe Biden a annoncé jeudi que la basketteuse américaine Brittney Griner, détenue en Russie depuis février, était à présent «en ...

The trade, which took place in the United Arab Emirates, was confirmed by U.S. President Joe Biden.

La star américaine du basket Brittney Griner, détenue en Russie depuis neuf mois, a été libérée dans le cadre d'un échange de prisonniers, jeudi, ...

Griner a été échangé contre le célèbre marchand d'armes russe Viktor Bout, surnommé le «marchand de mort».

La basketteuse américaine Brittney Griner a été libérée en vertu d'un échange de prisonniers.

(Washington) Les États-Unis et la Russie ont conclu un accord d'échange de prisonniers, dont la star américaine du basket Brittney Griner, ont annoncé jeudi des médias américains, Joe Biden devant prendre la parole sous peu pour en parler.

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic prisoner exchange, as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout but ...

Elle fait partie d'un échange de prisonniers avec Viktor Bout, célèbre trafiquant d'armes russe.

The prisoner exchange, Brittney Griner for the release of notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, is the second such exchange in eight months with Russia.

This morning, I joined President Biden, Vice President Harris, National Security Advisor Sullivan, and Cherelle Griner in the Oval Office, as Cherelle spoke ...

La vedette américaine du basket Brittney Griner, détenue en Russie depuis neuf mois, a été libérée dans le cadre d'un échange de prisonniers.

Le nom de Viktor Bout avait été évoqué dès l'été. Célèbre trafiquant d'armes russe, arrêté en Thaïlande en 2008, il avait été condamné à une peine de 25 ans de prison aux États-Unis. Elle est à bord d'un avion. Elle est en sécurité. Après le rejet de son appel, elle avait été transférée en novembre dans une colonie pénitentiaire en Mordovie, dans le centre de la Russie. Elle est en route vers les États-Unis», a déclaré le président américain Joe Biden, lors d'une brève allocution à la Maison-Blanche.

Griner will return to the United States almost 10 months after being arrested in Russia.

This is a significant moment for President Joe Biden, who's been under public pressure to bring Brittney Griner home, and for Griner's wife Cherelle, ...

"The other side always gets a strong vote," US Hostage envoy Roger Carstens recently said. The official said the administration was told it could either bring Griner home - or no-one. It exchanged him for a Russian pilot sentenced to cocaine trafficking charges in the US, demonstrating that the two countries could keep open a channel separate from their geopolitical tensions. Her case tells us a lot about America's approach to hostage diplomacy - and the limits of that strategy. He has been convicted of espionage and is serving a 16-year prison sentence. But Griner's case was shadowed by added layers of complexity and pressure - not least that negotiations took place against the backdrop of a war in which the US is arming Ukraine.

It has been nearly 300 days since the WNBA star was arrested at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February, when customs officials said they found vape canisters ...

WNBA star Brittney Griner has landed in the U.S. after being released from Russian detention Dec. 8 where she was serving a nine year prison term.

Roosevelt Room 8:38 A.M. ESTTHE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning, folks. And it is a good morning. Moments ago, standing together with her.

“The Philadelphia House Delegation is proud to join in welcoming Brittney Griner home from nine months of illegal and unjust detention in Russia.

The Texas basketball star was first detained in February and was recently moved to a Russian penal colony.

Washington et Moscou ont conclu une entente qui engage aussi la libération du marchand d'armes russe Viktor Bout, emprisonné depuis dix ans aux États-Unis.

À ce sujet, un haut responsable du gouvernement américain a confié à l’Agence France-Presse que les États-Unis avaient fait de nombreuses propositions pour la libération de M. « Même si nous avons échoué à obtenir la libération de Paul, nous n’abandonnerons jamais », a assuré Joe Biden dans un communiqué. Il y a aussi la crainte pratique que cet excellent accord pour la Russie ne l’encourage à faire de même à l’avenir. Griner, agissant en tant que simple citoyenne, a commis un délit de drogue de très bas niveau et qui ne semble pas avoir été intentionnel, alors que Bout a été condamné pour des crimes beaucoup plus graves et est soupçonné d’être lié au gouvernement russe. Le philosophe Michael LaBossiere, spécialiste des théories de la connaissance de la Florida A & M University, note qu’un aspect positif de l’échange est qu’il indique que les États-Unis et la Russie ont encore des canaux de communication ouverts et une volonté de s’engager dans des négociations malgré le conflit. Le cas de la basketteuse de 32 ans était bien sûr rendu plus complexe par l’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie en février dernier, invasion qui a provoqué une critique sans appel de la part de Washington, notamment sur les milliers de victimes civiles ukrainiennes tuées par les troupes russes.

The US basketball star Brittney Griner was released from Russian jail on December 8 in a prisoner swap for notorious arms dealer Victor Bout, known ...

Bout was detained in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok in 2008 in a US sting operation where he thought he was meeting with Colombian guerrillas and arrested under a warrant issued by a local court at the behest of the US. Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said the same day that Russia will continue its work to release all Russians who were jailed by the US. He had been one of the world's most notorious arms dealers, selling arms to Afghanistan, Asia and Latin America. “Viktor Bout's Afghanistan dealings were always controversial,” Samuel Ramani, an associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies at Oxford University, said in a tweet. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and star of the Women's National Basketball Association's Phoenix Mercury, was arrested on February 17 after spending a few months playing professional basketball in the Russian regions. Bout was born in Tajik capital of Dushanbe in Soviet times. "The choice before us was one or none," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS News. [Bout arrived in Moscow to a media circus](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jfGECP3gMCs-5bbi-8liBxVZZ9ZANdZT/view?usp=share_link) where he was met by his mother and wife. She was sentenced on August 4 to nine years in a penal colony. "The swap of Viktor Bout for US basketball player Brittney Griner can truly be described as a New Year gift. The elaborate swap involved two private planes bringing the pair to Abu Dhabi airport from Moscow and Washington, and then flying them home. The two prisoners were exchanged in Abu Dhabi airport before flying home and both received full pardons.

The US basketball star Brittney Griner was released from Russian jail on December 8 in a prisoner swap for notorious arms dealer Victor Bout, known ...

Bout was detained in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok in 2008 in a US sting operation where he thought he was meeting with Colombian guerrillas and arrested under a warrant issued by a local court at the behest of the US. Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said the same day that Russia will continue its work to release all Russians who were jailed by the US. He had been one of the world's most notorious arms dealers, selling arms to Afghanistan, Asia and Latin America. “Viktor Bout's Afghanistan dealings were always controversial,” Samuel Ramani, an associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies at Oxford University, said in a tweet. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and star of the Women's National Basketball Association's Phoenix Mercury, was arrested on February 17 after spending a few months playing professional basketball in the Russian regions. Bout was born in Tajik capital of Dushanbe in Soviet times. "The choice before us was one or none," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS News. [Bout arrived in Moscow to a media circus](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jfGECP3gMCs-5bbi-8liBxVZZ9ZANdZT/view?usp=share_link) where he was met by his mother and wife. She was sentenced on August 4 to nine years in a penal colony. "The swap of Viktor Bout for US basketball player Brittney Griner can truly be described as a New Year gift. The elaborate swap involved two private planes bringing the pair to Abu Dhabi airport from Moscow and Washington, and then flying them home. The two prisoners were exchanged in Abu Dhabi airport before flying home and both received full pardons.

Former President Trump attacked Brittney Griner, the women's professional basketball player who was freed on Thursday after spending nearly a year in ...

Griner was jailed for carrying cannabis oil at a Moscow airport in February, and was exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on Thursday. The pair were ...

In the video, apparently provided by Russian security services, Bout was warmly greeted by two Russian officials as Griner, who is 6ft 9in (206cm), looks on. Pictures showed him hugging his mother and wife at the airport tarmac. During her trial in Russia, she said the cannabis oil found in her bag had been an "honest mistake". She is one of the best-known sportswomen in America. Footage on Russian state media showed them crossing on the tarmac with their respective teams. He has been held in an American prison for 12 years.

La vedette américaine du basket Brittney Griner est arrivée vendredi matin aux États-Unis après avoir été libérée d'une prison russe en échange d'un ...

Dans un appel avec la chaîne CNN depuis sa colonie pénitentiaire de Russie, Paul Whelan s'est dit «fortement déçu». Le nom de Viktor Bout avait été évoqué dès l'été. Elle est en route vers les États-Unis», avait déclaré plus tôt le président américain Joe Biden, lors d'une brève allocution à la Maison-Blanche. Sur une vidéo des services de sécurité russes publiée par l'agence TASS, une grande silhouette vêtue d'une veste rouge avance sur un tarmac, un petit homme souriant avec une moustache grise va à sa rencontre. [Biden a-t-il fait une « mauvaise affaire » ? Elle est à bord d'un avion.

Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.

He was arrested in Thailand in 2008 and extradited to the U.S. In releasing Bout, the U.S. Before her conviction, the U.S. But the U.S. Her defense team presented written statements that she had been prescribed cannabis to treat pain. The athlete, who also played pro basketball in Russia, was arrested at an airport there in February after Russian authorities said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil.

Her plane landed in San Antonio, Texas. Griner was freed from Russia in exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Biden acknowledged the difficulty of the months following Griner's arrest and detention in February, which he called "hell," but said she was in "good spirits" and "relieved" to be heading home. He served as the inspiration for Nicholas Cage's character in the movie "Lord of War." Senior administration officials told reporters in a call Thursday morning that Griner was moved a to Moscow "couple days ago" from the penal colony where she was imprisoned, before being taken to the UAE for the prisoner swap. The retired Marine said the Russians considered him a spy, meaning they place him on "a level higher than what they did with Trevor [Reed] and Brittney" in talks with the U.S. is committed to securing Whelan's release and said the administration made "every possible offer available" to no avail. government said it was making the request to have Bout, who was being held in a federal prison in Illinois, released "based on significant foreign policy interests of the United States." The secretary revealed in July that the U.S. He dismissed the "show trial in Russia" that landed her in prison and said "she didn't ask for special treatment." "In Bout's case, he has not had access to his former networks for over a decade, and the supply/demand for arms has changed drastically. He gave the interview to Maria Butina, a lawmaker in Russia's lower house of parliament who served 15 months in a U.S. To secure Griner's release, the president ordered that Bout be freed and returned to Russia. Biden said he was "glad to be able to say Brittney is in good spirits."

Les États-Unis et la Russie ont procédé jeudi à un échange de prisonniers comprenant la vedette américaine du basket Brittney Griner et le marchand d'armes ...

Dans un appel avec la chaîne CNN depuis sa colonie pénitentiaire de Russie, Paul Whelan s’est dit «fortement déçu». Viktor Bout a atterri jeudi en Russie, selon une chaîne de télévision publique russe. Le nom de Viktor Bout avait été évoqué dès l’été. Elle est en route vers les États-Unis», avait déclaré plus tôt le président américain Joe Biden, lors d’une brève allocution à la Maison-Blanche. Sur une vidéo des services de sécurité russes publiée par l’agence TASS, une grande silhouette vêtue d’une veste rouge avance sur un tarmac, un petit homme souriant avec une moustache grise va à sa rencontre. Elle est en sécurité.

Basketball star lands at Texas airbase after being swapped for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

In releasing Bout, the US freed a former Soviet army lieutenant colonel whom the Justice Department once described as one of the world’s most prolific arms dealers. Before her conviction, the US state department declared her to be wrongfully detained, a charge that Russia has sharply rejected. Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Baylor University All-American and Phoenix Mercury pro basketball star.

Brittney Griner disembarked from a plane in Texas early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star was detained in Russia and became the most ...

The Olympic gold medallist was convicted of drug smuggling and freed in a prisoner swap for a Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death.”

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly ...

Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star's detention in Russia made her the most high-profile ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star's detention in Russia made her the ...

La star américaine du basket Brittney Griner est arrivée vendredi matin aux États-Unis après avoir été libérée d'une prison russe en échange d'un marchand ...