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On December 8, 2022, Russia and the United States conducted a 1-for-1 prisoner exchange, trading Brittney Griner, an American basketball player, for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer. Griner, a WNBA champion star and Team USA Olympic athlete, had been convicted of smuggling and possession of cannabis in Russia in August 2022 and sentenced to ...
Surveying her new surroundings in a Russian penal colony, the enormity of her prison confinement suddenly dawned on Brittney Griner, the WNBA star has told ABC.. Speaking to ABC anchor Robin ...
Brittney Yvette Griner (/ ˈ ɡ r aɪ n ər /; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1] She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and a six-time WNBA All-Star . [ 4 ]
That followed the detainment of two former U.S. Marines in separate incidents: Trevor Reed, who allegedly got into an altercation with Russian police officers; and Paul Whelan, who was accused of ...
Griner’s presence in Russia isn’t a surprise as several WNBA players playing in the Russian Women’s Basketball Premier League during the offseason were reported to be fleeing the country.
Initiated by former President Dmitry Medvedev, Russian police reforms are an ongoing effort to improve the efficiency of Russia's police forces, decrease corruption, and improve the public image of law enforcement. On February 7, 2011, amendments were made to the laws of the police force, the criminal code, and the criminal procedure code.
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner reacted to release of more Americans from Russian detention, speaking to reporters in Paris where she is competing with Team USA in the 2024 Olympic Games.
Trevor R. Reed (born 1991) [1] is a United States Marine Corps veteran who was arrested in Russia in 2019 for violence against a Russian police officer. He was later sentenced to nine years in prison. His arrest has been criticized as motivated by political purposes.