Highlights from a Times Magazine profile of the basketball star.
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Trevor Reed, Former U.S. Marine, Injured While Fighting in Ukraine
Trevor Reed’s condition was not immediately clear. His decision to return to the region and volunteer to fight for Ukraine created some “exasperation” within the Biden administration, an administration official said.
Brittney Griner on Gershkovich Arrest: ‘No One Should Be in Those Conditions’
Griner, speaking to reporters as she prepares for her next basketball season in the W.N.B.A., said she would continue to fight for those considered wrongfully detained by Russia, like the journalist Evan Gershkovich.
When a Prisoner Swap Is a Rorschach-Test
The scene on the tarmac with Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout didn’t just show a prisoner trade. It told the story of where two rival countries had landed decades after the Cold War.
Brittney Griner Released to US After Russia Swaps Her For Viktor Bout
Ms. Griner has been at the center of a fraught geopolitical showdown between Washington and Moscow. The Biden administration traded her for Viktor Bout, a notorious Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death.”
Brittney Griner Is Freed as Part of a Prisoner Swap With Russia
Ms. Griner has been at the center of a fraught geopolitical showdown between Washington and Moscow. The Biden administration traded her for Viktor Bout, a notorious Russian arms dealer.
News Analysis: In Brittney Griner Deal, Putin Used Pain, a Familiar Lever
By seizing the basketball star, the Russian president made things so painful for the U.S. that it capitulated and turned over a convicted arms dealer. Can the same tactic work in the war in Ukraine?
Russian State Media Releases Video of Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout Swap
The images, verified by The New York Times, show Ms. Griner being traded for the arms dealer Viktor Bout on the tarmac at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi.
Paul Whelan, American Prisoner in Russia, Contacts Family After Weeks of Silence
Mr. Whelan is serving a 16-year sentence in Russia on espionage charges that the United States calls politically motivated.
Brittney Griner Transferred to Penal Colony Outside Moscow, Lawyers Say
The W.N.B.A. star, who has been detained in Russia since February, is facing nine years in a Russian prison on a drug charge.