Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in a Russian court to drugs charges that could see her face 10 years in prison; Update: SHE IS FREE

[Gdp77]

So it's definitely a PR move on the US part in a "see we did try" type move to reduce criticism that she's still over there. Russia seems perfectly fine with both of them sitting in jail.

What should the US be doing to get her back?

 

[Lakerman0834]

Let her rot in Russia.

 

[Da King]

@Da King, you aren't paying much attention to world events if you think that the level at which they're bargaining at is anywhere on Putin's top-20 list for "shyt to deal with today" alone. That's why negotiations will remain at the prisoner swap level, not at the actually-affecting-geopolitics level.

I never said this was on the top of the list, it’s also not irrelevant

 

[Professor Emeritus]

I never said this was on the top of the list, it’s also not irrelevant

In terms of actual geopolitics it's pretty irrelevant. Biden wants Griner back as a political statement. Putin wants Bout back as a political statement. The realm at which negotiations are occurring is completely separate from the realm at which international geopolitics are debated - which is how Trevor Reed just got exchanged for Konstantin Yaroshenko without the war and sanctions situation changing one iota.

 

[O.G.B]

Looks like the US calling these clowns bluff.. They don’t want their mans back? Lmaooo

Based on the current geopolitical climate & the U.S.A's interference in the Russia/Ukraine war, I highly doubt Russia is concerned now about a rouge weapons dealer who's been imprisoned for 12 years.

 

[Majestyx]

What should the US be doing to get her back?

Sending in the expendables/delta force of course. she's an american treasure.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

So it's definitely a PR move on the US part in a "see we did try" type move to reduce criticism that she's still over there.

Probably partially PR and partially putting pressure on Putin.

Russia seems perfectly fine with both of them sitting in jail.

That seems unlikely considering that Putin has spent 14 years first trying to block Bout's extradition to the USA and then trying to get him back. They've put out his name in prisoner swaps before.

My guess is that Putin is pissed at Biden (understandably considering) and was trying to force him to hang out there to try to punish him politically. Possibly to negotiate for more and possibly just to inflict political damage. The State Department leaking the information is a way to get the ball back in their court - now the pressure is on Putin to respond. Bout almost certainly has allies among oligarchs and government officials who will be upset if Putin isn't doing what he can to get him back, and it may (I'm not sure) be a knock publicly on him too.

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

Putin left him on read

 

[BucciMane]

Clown administration. .


Probably going to want to change the definition of wrongly detained just like recession.

 

[Da King]

 

[MikelArteta]

 

[Family Lives Matter]

Time magazine been a joke for years when I saw this come up in my feed I just shook my head

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Time magazine been a joke for years when I saw this come up in my feed I just shook my head

Wouldn't surprise me if she ends up getting Time Magazine Person of the Year once it's all said and done.

 

[Morethan1]

Russia just said no fanfare What the US do? Put her on the fukking cover of Time

 

[Koapa]

That Gobert trade really fukked the entire market up.