Brittney Griner

“U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to a drugs charge in a Russian court [last] Thursday but denied she had intentionally broken the law… Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, was detained in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport with vape cartridges containing hashish oil, which is illegal in Russia, and has been kept in custody since.” (Reuters)

‍“Russian news media have repeatedly raised speculation that she could be swapped for Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, nicknamed ‘the Merchant of Death,’ who is serving a 25-year sentence on conviction of conspiracy to...