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Lawmakers call on State Department to fight for Pittsburgh-area native jailed in Russia

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania's U.S. lawmakers are urging the State Department to recognize the plight of a Pittsburgh-area resident who has been sentenced to hard labor in Russia, and they are asking why the administration has not highlighted his case among other detained citizens, including WNBA player Brittney Griner and former…

Tribune News Service

Who could be part of a US-Russia prisoner exchange?

Moscow (AFP) - The drug smuggling conviction in Russia of US basketball star Brittney Griner has again raised the question of a prisoner exchange between Moscow and Washington.

AFP

US’s proposed swap for Griner and Whelan met with skepticism and fury

While some have praised the Biden administration for the deal, others are upset over the prospect of releasing Viktor Bout, nicknamed the ‘Merchant of Death’

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Shadowy arms dealer Viktor Bout may be key to Russia's release of WNBA star Brittney Griner

WASHINGTON — Viktor Bout has long been the type of shadowy figure who inhabits spy novels, a convicted arms dealer who commanded a billion-dollar operation of aircraft fleets to supply weapons to notorious dictators, drug lords and armies fighting wars — and sometimes one another.

Los Angeles Times

Putin Spokesperson: Brittney Griner Is Not A Hostage, She Broke Russian Law By Possessing Cannabis Oil

A spokesperson for Russian leader Vladimir Putin said WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention was not about "being a hostage," seemingl

Benzinga

Russia jails former US diplomat for 14 years for smuggling medical marijuana in luggage

Teacher has been accused of running drug smuggling ring into Russia

The Independent UK

Russia jails former US embassy worker for smuggling drugs

Marc Fogel is the latest American to be caught up in Russia’s legal system as tensions with Moscow soar.

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