A senior Kremlin official said Moscow was ready to discuss a prisoner swap that people familiar with the matter say could see U.S. women’s basketball star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan traded for a Russian arms dealer
U.S. women’s basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison Thursday after being convicted of bringing marijuana with criminal intent into the country in February. Griner’s lawyers said they would file an appeal. Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin/Zuma PressA senior Kremlin official said Moscow was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with Washington that people familiar with the matter say could see U.S.
The comments from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a news conference in Cambodia, came a day after a Russian court
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