Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reactions Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not to “forget me and the other American prisoners.” Griner’s letter was delivered through her representatives to the White House on Monday, and officials say the …
Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reactions Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not to “forget me and the other American prisoners.” Griner’s letter was delivered through her representatives to the White House on Monday, and officials say the …
Moscow (dpa)Russia has defended the arrest of American basketball player Britney Graner, who is currently charged with alleged possession of drugs, while suggesting a possible pardon.Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexei Zaytsev said in Moscow: The attempt to present the case as if the American woman had been illegally arrested does not stand up to criticism. …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to hold bilateral talks with a number of his G20 counterparts during a meeting in Bali, Indonesia.“There will be a series of meetings,” Lavrov told Russian news agency TASS today, Wednesday, during a visit to Vietnam, without specifying which countries he would hold talks with.Tomorrow, Thursday, the meeting of …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to hold bilateral talks with a number of his G20 counterparts during a meeting in Bali, Indonesia.“There will be a series of meetings,” Lavrov told Russian news agency TASS today, Wednesday, during a visit to Vietnam, without specifying which countries he would hold talks with.Tomorrow, Thursday, the meeting of …
The Norwegian government said that based on the announced strike figures, it had feared that more than half of the country’s daily gas exports would have been lost before the weekend. Joe Klamar | Afp | Getty pictures European gas prices fell on Wednesday from four-month highs after the Norwegian government intervened to bring an …
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With the Luhansk region under Russian control, President Vladimir Putin can now focus on conquering the entire Donbas region of eastern Ukraine before offering a ceasefire, a defense policy analyst told CNBC’s “Capital Connection” on Tuesday. “Putin [may] offer the option of a ceasefire, if only to provide him[self] an opportunity to strengthen the gains …
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London NATO’s 30 ambassadors signed accession protocols on Tuesday Sweden and Finland must join the transatlantic military alliance. It was the next step in the process of NATO’s most significant expansion since the mid-1990s and a direct response from the Alliance to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The protocols still need to be ratified by each …
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A handwritten letter from Brittney Griner was delivered to the White House Monday morning, according to the Griner family, who provided excerpts to journalists. In his letter, the imprisoned WNBA star begged the president not to forget her, saying that her already deep appreciation of Independence Day has gained new significance this year. “I’m afraid …
Britney Griner’s wife said it was “very disappointing” that she still has not heard directly from President Biden, even after the WNBA star – who has fallen ill in a Russian prison – sent a handwritten letter to the president asking him not to “forget” her. Cherelle Griner appeared externally on “CBS Mornings” on Tuesday …
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