Supporters of the W.N.B.A. star had watched with dismay as her situation appeared to worsen over the summer. Now they are celebrating her release.
Tag: Russia
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In the Deal to Free Griner, Putin Used a Familiar Lever: Pain
By seizing the basketball star, the Russian president made things so painful for the U.S. that it capitulated and turned over a convicted arms dealer. Can the same tactic work in the war in Ukraine?
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More Americans Are Being ‘Wrongfully Detained’ and Held Abroad
A State Department official said over the summer that there were between 40 and 50 Americans being wrongfully detained by foreign governments.
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Who Is Viktor Bout, Arms Dealer in Swap for Brittney Griner?
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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A Gray Area of Loyalties Splinters a Liberated Ukrainian Town
“Friends are not friends anymore,’’ said one woman in the town of Sviatohirsk, which remains divided not by trench lines and artillery, but by where people’s allegiances lie: with Moscow or Kyiv.