The Biden administration offered Russia a deal to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. Blinken’s announcement did not come with details but would be a very rare move.
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So the Biden administration does negotiate with terrorists. Interesting!
No no let her stay in prison this is no the right thing to do
she hates America so much like so many liberal athletes right? so how come now she wants the country she hates so much to come to her rescue
What a steal. Arms dealer with a drug addict.addiction. In some countries drug is a drug. There is no such thing as minor act. 10 years for any amount.
That's a man, man
She's really not important to the USA. Russia can keep her
Let her rot in prison the price is too high she's not worth it
scummy democRATS looking for votes
NO DEAL
Imagine, saving a drug pusher? What a joke of administration. That mf should rot in jail.
No Due process in Russia? Ya don’t say
Since when do we need the State department to promote transgender sports?
I wonder if I playing my white privilege card would get me out of a Russian jail? Oh wait, I'm not a black lesbian basketball player who hate America and pleaded guilty to drug charges. My bad.
This is like me bringing a beer and a blunt to work then going “why tf am I fired?!” WHEN TRAVELING KNOW THE LAWS!!!!!!
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Keep her in Russia, she anti- America let her do her time she's guilty
FOR THE LORD OF WAR AKA THE MERCHANT OF DEATH 🤬😰
The administration is making a huge mistake including Bout in the deal in any way . He'll be back in business quickly courtesy of the U.S. and the trade will most likely come back to haunt us in the future. There has to be other options without him in the deal.
Remember what the Singaporean a.k.a US allies do to Malaysian who were caught and were sentence to death? He has Low IQ by the expert and still were punnish death sentence. Now Russian caught American with drugs. Restore the rule of law!
He is a lousy basketball player, and an over paid whiner! Leave that thing in russia and close the book
Leave her there.
Terrible idea. The merchant of death for some lay ups is a terrible trade. She dis the crime, she should do the time
Hahaha Russia just told Diaper Joe they will get to it when they are not busy! Lolololol
nope i hate sports!!!!!!!
Yep I agree with a lot of other people if this was me or you or just some normie American nobody would cover it in the news…. Not even the US government would give af.. but this individual will be made out to be a hero because of who she is and she's part of a certain organization that has a lot of letters
DONT GIVE RUSSIA VICTOR BOUT FOR CHRIST SAKES ARE YOU GUYS INSANE ?
I agree. We need to trade a Russian spy for her. She is much to valuable to the USA to leave in Russia.
All this over a vape pen lmao
Please don't send them some who will continue to deal arms , just to get back a traitor
Brittany broke the law. Let her stay where she is. If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.
Im going with leslie allen here leave here and we'll trade for VODKA
I watched russian news interview FM Sergey Lavrov response to Blinken's request. No trade deal. Brittney Griner remain in Russia until she done her sentence.
Anthony Blinken is weak asking for a lopsided deal of Viktor Bout, an international Marxist revolutionary arms dealer during the Cold War, for Whelan and Griner. If Blinken was sharp, he would ask for Edward Snowden, Paul Whelan, Marc Fogel and Britney Griner in exchange for Bout. It won't happen though, because Biden administration is playing a racial politics game in this exchange.
I use to think all Americans in a Russian prison the USA should get them out. Well not ones that use drugs. We have enough drug user in America
Especially ones who think they are above American laws. Let her spend her time there.
Leave her right where she is
Merchant of death…there is a reason for this nickname. laws broken and prison time for both of them .
WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE LIKE griner DISRESPECT THE USA AS MUCH AS SHE/HE DID THERE IS NO REASON TO WANT IT/SHE /HE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He made all his money in Russia. Deal with it the Russian way. Sorry dummy
Exchange LeBron for her im sick of listening to his hole
Free Brittany that is so over rated to give her 9yrs for something that she is prescribed by a doctor.
leave him in jail