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WASHINGTON: The United States secretary of state Antony Blinkenurged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last…

Biden administration officials will meet early Monday to discuss next steps in securing the release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was jailed in Russia in 2020 on spying charges, President Joe Biden’s top hostage negotiator…

Thursday’s release of US basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for a convicted Russian arms dealer has resurfaced an old question: Do prisoner swaps do more harm than good?Amid the celebrations following Griner’s return some critics,…

The United States and Russia again showed they can do business with their second prisoner exchange this year but, despite some suggestions by Moscow, few expect broader diplomacy over the Ukraine war.Working-level US and Russian diplomats…

President Biden, Cherelle Griner (Wife of Brittney), Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a call with the formerly incarcerated WNBA star.Image: Getty ImagesThe end of Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia…

She’s coming home.Image: Getty ImagesBrittney Griner is coming home.The WNBA star affectionally known as “BG” has been released from her Russian prison, ending a monthslong nightmare for her and her family.“Today my family is whole,” said…

<!-- -->Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine detained in Russia since 2018. (File)Washington: American detainee Paul Whelan phoned his parents from Russia early on Friday, his brother said, the first contact since last week that occurred…

Bring Brittney homeImage: Getty ImagesToday, a Russian court upheld the nine-year sentence for WNBA player Brittney Griner. Nine years for a small amount of cannabis oil in her luggage. Griner reportedly had to watch the proceedings via…

CNN  —  A judge in Russia has left US basketball star Brittney Griner’s verdict in place, decreasing only slightly her sentence of nine years in prison.…

Brittney GrinerPhoto: APAfter more than six months of incarceration since her February arrest for having less than one gram of cannabis oil in her luggage at a Russian airport, eight-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine…