On Wednesday afternoon, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the U.S. had offered Russia a “substantial proposal” aimed at securing the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan. Now the question is whether it will be enough to bring the two jailed Americans home. Will the Russians accept a 2-for-1 trade for a notorious arms trafficker who for years has been atop the Kremlin’s prisoner exchange wish list? Or will they seek to extract more concessions… Source link
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In a video released by the U.S. Navy, the USS Monterey is seen intercepting a ship. They seized nearly 3,000 assault rifles, hundreds of heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, rocket propelled grenade launchers, and dozens of Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles. U.S. officials are currently investigating where the weapons haul originated and where it was going. Source link
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