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Brittney Griner allowed to communicate with fellow WNBA players

“We just don’t want her to think she’s forgotten,” Liberty center Stefanie Dolson said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brittney Griner receiving, answering WNBA players' emails

Brittney Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players to an account Griner’s agent set up to allow them to communicate with her

The Independent UK

UAE dismantles plane of gunrunner Russia wants for Americans

A Soviet-era cargo plane linked to an arms smuggler known as the “Merchant of Death” is being dismantled in a sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

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Cherelle Griner wants U.S. to do more to secure release of wife Brittney Griner

The Phoenix Mercury center has been detained since Feb. 17 after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

Chicago Sun-Times

A prison cell, blood and 'zombies': Trevor Reed describes detention in Russia

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed described his experience in a Russian psychiatric facility in an interview broadcast on Friday, detailing squalid conditions amid severely mentally ill inmates.

Reuters

State Dept pushing to see Griner, NBA Commissioner weighs in

The State Department said Tuesday that it still pushing to have regular contact with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for nearly three months

The Independent UK

WNBA star Brittney Griner's detention in Moscow extended by one month

US basketball star Brittney Griner has her pre-trial detention in Russia lengthened, with her lawyer saying the relatively short extension indicates she will go to trial soon.

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Trevor Reed prisoner exchange fuels new push for Biden to make trades for other hostages

Several families of U.S. hostages and wrongful detainees will rally at the White House on Wednesday.

Axios

Trevor Reed’s release puts spotlight on other Americans in Russian jail

For Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner, the ex-marine’s release brings mixed emotions: it shows that deals are possible, but also the regret that they were excluded

The Guardian - US

An Oval Office visit and a Moscow trip: Inside the Reed deal

A series of factors helped pave the way for Trevor Reed's release from a Russian prison this week as part of a prisoner exchange

The Independent UK

Trevor Reed: Ex-US Marine released in Russian prisoner swap ‘in good spirits’ as he arrives back in US

Texan was ‘cracking jokes’ on phone call with parents following exchange

The Independent UK

Ex-Marine Reed returns to U.S. after Russia prisoner swap

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed arrived back in the United States on Thursday after being freed by Russia in a prisoner swap, with a congressman who met with him saying the 30-year-old Texan's "spirit is strong."

Reuters

Family of Paul Whelan has questions after he is left out of prisoner swap: 'Hope dims'

WASHINGTON — The family of Michigan's Paul Whelan expressed happiness Wednesday at Russia's release of another former Marine, Trevor Reed, while appearing frustrated that the U.S. left their brother and son out of the prisoner swap.

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Blasts hit Kyiv as UN chief visits

Ukraine news from April 28: Rescue officials say at least one person has been killed and 10 wounded in explosions.

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Former US Marine Trevor Reed returns home after Russia imprisonment

FORT WORTH, Texas — Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine from Fort Worth, has been released from a Russian prison and reunited with his family after 2 1/2 years in captivity, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday.

Sports Illustrated

State Department: Griner’s Release Is ‘Top Priority,’

Russian state media recently reported the WNBA star’s detention will last through at least May 19.

Tribune News Service

Whelan family has questions after Russia releases Reed

WASHINGTON — The family of Michigan's Paul Whelan expressed happiness Wednesday at Russia's release of another former Marine, Trevor Reed, while appearing frustrated the U.S. government has allowed their brother and son to remain in custody there for more than three years.

ABC News

Russia releases former US marine Trevor Reed in surprise prisoner swap with a convicted drug trafficker

Russia and the United States carry out a prisoner exchange, trading a marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America.

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U.S. envoy to Moscow says Russia ties sunk to 'Mariana Trench' depths

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made John Sullivan's tough job as U.S. envoy to Moscow even harder as he grapples with the Kremlin's nuclear saber-rattling and threats to sever relations while keeping his embassy running on one-tenth the normal staff.

The Independent UK

Trevor Reed: Biden meets with parents of ex-marine detained in Russia as he starts hunger strike

The parents of Trevor Reed, a former US marine detained in Russia since 2019, secured a meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday, after demonstrating outside the White House for hours in the hopes of getting some face time with the US president.

The Independent UK

War in Ukraine complicates path home for American detainees

The already-challenging path to bringing home Americans jailed in Russia and Ukraine is likely even more complicated now with a war overwhelming the region and increasingly hostile relations between the United States and the Kremlin

Tribune News Service

Ukraine conflict adds new urgency to get Paul Whelan released from Russia

WASHINGTON — The escalating tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine are worrying supporters of Michigan's Paul Whelan, who fear the standoff will set back diplomatic efforts to secure his release after more than three years in Russian custody.

Reuters

Blinken calls for Russia to release two U.S. citizens at Geneva talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday raised the cases of Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed, two U.S. citizens detained in Russia and repeated Washington's call for their release during talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva.

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