exchange for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.... The swap, announced by both countries, was not

. Marine held in a Russian jail, for Russian citizen Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year

Konstantin Yaroshenko was sentenced in 2011 to 20 years behind bars for conspiring to import more than

hard not to see Griner, a LGBTQ icon, as a political prisoner.... The official noted that Yaroshenko

U.S. authorities then convicted him for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the United States and he was serving a 20-year sentence.... If you saw that torture room now--it's not for the faint of heart.... It's like something from a horror movie." He did not say whether the alleged torture had been carried out by Liberians or Americans.A Liberian government spokesperson did not respond to calls on Thursday requesting comment....

The swap was not part of broader diplomatic talks and did not represent an American change in approach on Ukraine, U.S. officials said.... 24 invasion of Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions imposed on Moscow. Reed, from Texas, was back in the United States, his spokesperson said without elaborating.... Reed's parents said earlier he would be taken to a military hospital for monitoring....

LONDON( Reuters)-Russian President Vladimir Putin told regional officials on Tuesday to deal with forest fires in Siberia and said there could be no repeat of last year's fire season, the worst on record.... In an online meeting shown on state TV, Putin said the blazes were causing significant material damage and posing a threat to life, the environment and the economy. Putin said:" We cannot allow a repeat of last year's situation, when forest fires were the most long-lasting and intensive of

The putative adoption of the Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, the trials of Russian citizens in U. S.

MOSCOW— WNBA star Brittney Griner had her pretrial detention in Russia extended by one month Friday, her lawyer said. Alexander Boykov told the Associated Press he thinks the relatively short extension indicated that Griner’s case would go to trial soon.... She faces drug smuggling charges that carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.... SportsWhy Brittney Griner was in Russia, and what it says about women’s sports in the U.S. WNBA star Brittney Griner was urged to play in Russia to help

MOSCOW( Reuters)-The parents of Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine held in a Russian jail, urged President Joe Biden on Monday to raise their son's case with Russian President Vladimir Putin at virtual talks to push for his freedom.... Biden and Putin are due to speak by video conference on Tuesday with Ukraine certain to dominate the agenda as a Russian troop buildup has fuelled concerns of a possible attack.... " We need president Biden to do whatever it takes to bring our son home before it'