Lavrov ‘Ready To Discuss’ Prisoner Swap With U.S.
August 05 2022
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said his government is ready to negotiate with Washington for the release of Brittney Griner, a basketball player who was arrested nearly six months ago, reports NBC News.
On Thursday, Griner was sentenced to nine years in a penal colony for possessing a vaporizer with cannabis-infused oil. Griner said she had not intended to bring it to Russia, where she has played basketball over the winter for the last seven years.
Her arrest was widely...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2025
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.