Tag: Brittney Griner
Russian MP suggests swapping WSJ reporter for Assange
The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich and the WikiLeaks publisher are both charged with espionage If Moscow decides on a prisoner swap involving Evan Gershkovich, it should request Julian Assange’s release from a British dungeon, Russian State Duma Deputy Sergey Obuhkov said on Friday. Obuhkov, a Russian Communist Party lawmaker, told reporters that some members…
Latest on Ukraine: Finland joins NATO on Tuesday
New developments: Poland said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the country on Wednesday for talks with President Andrzej Duda and to meet Ukrainians who have taken refuge in Poland. The Financial Times reported that Russian security officials are “confiscating passports of senior officials and state business executives” due to concerns about information leaks and…
Elon Musk’s political ambitions
Elon Musk is getting a lot of attention for his tweeting and seems to have adopted Republican talking points in his views. We investigate his political residence and whether he really has political ambitions. Brittney Griner back in the US After almost ten months in Russian captivity, basketball star and Olympic medalist Brittney Griner is…
Basketball star Brittney Griner returns to the United States after a prisoner exchange with Russia
Washington [US]December 10 (ANI): American basketball player Brittney Griner reached her home country on Friday after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for an arms dealer. Speaking at a news briefing Friday, U.S. Chancellor’s Assistant Secretary Vedant Patel said Griner arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and was taken to Brooke…
Putin vows to continue targeting Ukraine’s power grid
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia will continue to strike Ukraine’s energy grid after waves of missile attacks have left parts of the country without clean water and electricity. Pope Francis broke down and wept as he spoke about the suffering of Ukrainians during a prayer at Rome’s Spanish Steps. Read our live…
Antony Blinken hails release of Brittney Griner, says US continues to work ‘relentlessly’ to bring home Paul Whelan
Washington [US]December 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has hailed the release of American basketball player Brittney Griner from Russian detention. He stated that the administration will continue its efforts to bring Paul Whelan back to the United States. Griner was released in a prisoner swap involving Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according…
Live: Putin vows to continue targeting Ukraine’s power grid
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia will continue to strike Ukraine’s energy grid after waves of missile attacks have left parts of the country without clean water and electricity. Pope Francis broke down and wept as he spoke about the suffering of Ukrainians during a prayer at Rome’s Spanish Steps. Follow our live…
Brittney Griner – the basketball star who risks imprisonment in Russia
It has been more than 150 days in Russian custody for American basketball star Brittney Griner, who was arrested at a Moscow airport in February after customs officials found cannabis oil in her bag. She has been detained at a time when relations between her home country, the United States and Russia, are worse than…
Olympic compilation: Canadian women win soccer gold
Canada won the gold medal in women’s football at the Olympics in Tokyo on Friday and defeated Sweden 3-2 on penalties after playing 1-1 in regulation. The winning kick came from the foot of 20-year-old Julia Grosso, whose shot was ricocheted by Sweden’s goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl. Sweden went out to a 2-1 lead on penalties…