There are no immediate signs of a speedy Brittney Griner deal in either Moscow or Washington.

How soon might Brittney Griner return to the United States in a prisoner swap with Russia? Perhaps not very, if comments from officials in Washington and Moscow on Thursday are any indication.

A day after Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken revealed that the United States had “put a substantial proposal on the table” for the American basketball star’s release, there was little sign of movement. Read more

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