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Who is Paul Whelan? Former US Marine left behind in Brittney Griner-Viktor Bout exchange
By Phillip Nieto
Who is Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine held in Russia?
By Paulina Fajardo Villegas & Kelsey Ables
U.S. Reluctantly Embraces New Era of Hostage Diplomacy
By James T AREDDY & Aruna Viswanatha
December 8, 2022 Brittney Griner and Russia-Ukraine news
By Sana Noor Haq, Kathleen Magramo & Eliza Mackintosh
LeBron James and Anthony Davis thrilled for Brittney Griner: 'It's amazing'
By Broderick Turner
Brittney Griner’s Race and Sexuality Are Irrelevant
By Madeleine Kearns
Brittney Griner updates: Athlete has reunited with her wife
By Patricio Chile, Jon Haworth & Justin Fishel
Who is Paul Whelan and why is he detained in Russia?
By Theara Coleman
Who is Viktor Bout, 'Merchant of Death' US traded for Brittney Griner?
By Evan Simko-Bednarski
Griner in 'good spirits' in US after Russian prisoner swap
By Lekan Oyekanmi & Eric Tucker
Exclusive: Paul Whelan tells CNN he is 'disappointed' that more has not been done to secure his release
By Jennifer Hansler
Brittney Griner Lands in U.S. After Russia Prisoner Exchange
By Adolfo Flores & Deborah Ball
Brittney Griner is back in the US and dunking again after almost 10 months detained in Russia
By Holly Yan & Nouran Salahieh
After release from Russian custody, focus is on providing Brittney Griner and her family additional support, officials say
By Aya Elamroussi
Brittney Griner in 'good spirits' and getting an evaluation at a US military hospital, officials say
By Travis Caldwell, Rosalina Nieves & Tina Burnside
Brittney Griner arrives in U.S. following her release by Russia in prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout
By Arden Farhi, Steven Portnoy & Margaret Brennan
Blowback Over Griner's Release Exposes Depth of America's Divisions (Published 2022)
By Jonathan Weisman & Ken Bensinger
Griner's Detention Showed the Strength and the Struggle in Women's Sports (Published 2022)
By Shauntel Lowe
An Open Letter to Welcome Home Brittney Griner
By Kurt Streeter
Inside the Prisoner Swap That Freed Brittney Griner (Published 2022)
By Peter Baker & Michael D. Shear
Russia-Ukraine War: Brittney Griner Evaluated After Prisoner Swap (Published 2022)
By Anton Troianovski, Marc Santora & Anushka Patil
How many Americans are detained abroad? Here's a look at some of them.
By Erin Cunningham
In swapping Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner, Biden faced resistance - The Washington Post
By Devlin Barrett, Missy Ryan & Karen DeYoung
Brittney Griner lands in San Antonio after release from Russian prison
By Arelis Hernandez & Niha Masih
Viktor Bout says he wished Brittney Griner luck during prisoner swap
By Jennifer Hassan
Biden hails release of Brittney Griner from Russian prison: ‘She’s safe, she’s on her way home’ – as it happened
By Chris Stein
Senior defense official concerned 'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout may resume arms trafficking
By Louis Casiano & Liz Friden