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Russia admits being in talks for Brittney Griner-Viktor Bout prisoner exchange: diplomat
[NYPost] Russia has admitted that it is in talks with the US to exchange a notorious arms dealer for basketball player Brittney Griner, a Russian diplomat said."She's dumb as a rock and a pain in the ass. What will it take for us to give her back?" The diplomat’s comments marked the first time Russia said it was in talks to exchange Griner for Viktor Bout, 55, who is in prison in the US, according to a report. “The discussions on the very sensitive topic of an exchange are proceeding via the channels chosen by our presidents,” Alexander Datchiev, the head of the North America department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, was quoted as saying by state news agency TASS. “Silent diplomacy continues and should bear fruit if Washington, of course, is careful not to fall into propaganda.” Griner, 31, was arrested at a Moscow airport in February after vape cartridges containing a small amount of cannabis oil were found in her luggage. Griner was charged with smuggling drugs and sentenced to nine years in prison earlier this month. Read the rest at the link Related: Brittney Griner: 2022-08-04 Good Morning Brittney Griner: 2022-08-04 Russian prosecutors demand NINE-AND-A-HALF year sentence for Brittney Griner Brittney Griner: 2022-08-02 Kirby Says U.S. Doesn't ‘Support Taiwan Independence' as China Threatens Pelosi ahead of Expected Taiwan Trip Related: Viktor Bout: 2022-08-01 Rolling Stones - Trump Sides with Russia Over Brittney Griner Viktor Bout: 2022-07-24 Could US citizens captured in Ukraine be exchanged? Viktor Bout: 2021-05-24 How the plane was actually planted in Minsk and what will be the consequences for Lukashenko Posted by: badanov 2022-08-14 |
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