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2022-08-14 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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.
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Posted by badanov 2022-08-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 ..well.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-14 07:13|| 2022-08-14 07:13|| Front Page Top

#2
The US needs a Britney Griner back just as bad as it needs a Viktor Bout loose. There's absolutely no rationale behind such an exchange.

Which is why it's going to take a Biden administration to do it!

Posted by Dron66046 2022-08-14 07:31|| 2022-08-14 07:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Gee, sounds like a fair trade to me. A notorious arms dealer for a two-bit athlete. There must be a first-round draft choice in there somewhere.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-08-14 09:14|| 2022-08-14 09:14|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm absolutely no fan of Rogan, but he makes a good point here. He does not extend the argument to the fact that there are Americans in foreign jails over drugs in countries other than Russia, and USGov doesn't break a sweat over them.

This is all about playing to the BLM crowd.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-14 10:28|| 2022-08-14 10:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Why was Brittney Griner in Russia in the first place?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2022-08-14 11:18|| 2022-08-14 11:18|| Front Page Top

#6 I've seen alot of vids circulating around were black people are saying the same thing as Rogan. They don't want her ass back either.

Posted by Chris 2022-08-14 11:18|| 2022-08-14 11:18|| Front Page Top

#7 @#5 I thought she played ball there.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-08-14 14:44|| 2022-08-14 14:44|| Front Page Top

#8 She WAS going to play ball there

Posted by Frank G 2022-08-14 14:58|| 2022-08-14 14:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Good WNBA players go to Russia every year because it is a relevant sport there and the salaries are much higher.

This negotiation is a big mistake. It makes the world that much more dangerous for Americans who hate America. Now the ~~Dixie~~ Chicks won’t be able to leave the country.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-08-14 16:18|| 2022-08-14 16:18|| Front Page Top

#10 Ahh... Learned something new!

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2022-08-14 18:07|| 2022-08-14 18:07|| Front Page Top

#11 They will give her back AFTER she catches one of the untreatable strains of TB in prison

Posted by Silentbrick 2022-08-14 19:50|| 2022-08-14 19:50|| Front Page Top

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