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Yahoo SportsWhy the 'harsh reality' is that a deal to bring home Brittney Griner may take awhile
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that the Kremlin is “ready to discuss this issue” but experts expect Russia to "milk this for all it's worth.”
Yahoo SportsBrittney Griner found guilty in Russian court, sentenced to nine years in prison
Brittney Griner was found guilty of drug charges in a Russian court.
Yahoo SportsBrittney Griner delivers final plea for leniency before verdict: 'I hope that in your ruling that it doesn’t end my life here'
Russian prosecutors asked a judge during closing arguments on Thursday to sentence Brittney Griner to 9 ½ years in prison, just shy of the maximum 10 years that she is eligible to receive.
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Experts: Brittney Griner’s legal defense in Russian court is meaningless
Whatever is going to happen to Brittney Griner has already been decided at the highest levels, experts say.
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Blinken, Lavrov have 'frank' conversation about proposed Brittney Griner prisoner swap
Neither the U.S. nor Russia reported any breakthroughs after the first phone call in months between the countries' top diplomats.
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Experts say U.S.’s ‘substantial proposal’ may not be enough to bring Brittney Griner home
Expert says U.S.'s 'substantial proposal' for Brittney Griner's release 'is not going to be the final deal.'
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U.S. has offered 'substantial proposal' to Russia in exchange for Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan
The U.S. has reportedly offered Russia notorious arms trafficker Viktor Bout in exchange for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
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Brittney Griner seeks leniency from Russian court: ‘I did not intend to smuggle … anything into Russia’
Brittney Griner took the stand in Russian Court Wednesday in the most important day of her trial yet.
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Brittney Griner poised to testify in Russian court
Brittney Griner is expected to be interrogated on Wednesday in a Russian court, where she’s on trial for drug charges.
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