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Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
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Brittney Griner and the Total Lopsidedness of Prisoner Swaps with Russia
American citizens should still know that if they are imprisoned in a country with a dubious legal system, the U.S. government will do all it can to get them back.
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Russian Arms Dealer in Proposed Swap for Brittney Griner Has Notorious History
Viktor Bout has been accused of supplying arms to Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and rebels in Rwanda. His exploits helped inspire a 2005 film, “Lord of War,” that starred Nicolas Cage.
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U.S. Offers to Swap Russian Arms Dealer, Viktor Bout, for Griner and Whelan
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said he would speak to his Russian counterpart for the first time in months about a “substantial proposal” to free the Americans.