Viktor Bout

• WNBA star Brittney Griner returns to U.S. after prisoner swap with Russia

  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.

  U.S. News

  Dec 9, 2022
  
• Brittney Griner released from Russian custody in prisoner swap

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

  World

  Dec 8, 2022
  
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• WNBA star Brittney Griner’s trial resumes amid intensified U.S.-Russia diplomacy

  Brittney Griner, who was arrested for cannabis possession, says she had no criminal intent and that the canisters ended up in her luggage because she was packing hastily.

  World

  Aug 1, 2022
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• Who is Viktor Bout? What we know about Russian arms dealer dubbed ‘merchant of death’

  Viktor Bout, 55, was one of the world’s most wanted men prior to his 2008 arrest. His origins, though, remain shrouded in mystery.

  Crime

  Aug 1, 2022
• ‘No agreements’ yet on U.S. swap offer to free Griner, Whelan: Moscow

  In April, however, the government struck a deal to trade U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed for jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.

  World

  Jul 28, 2022