The Russian ploy to get their captured killers back ...

[dogtag]

They just wait for some stupid American tourist like Griner
attempting to smuggle drugs past their customs officers.
They get caught, tried and sentenced, then magically swapped
for a really big criminal penned up in America.
Works every time.
I might be tempted to leave her there. It might be a caution
to other nitwits who like to carry drugs on their travels.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ilty-plea.html

[Major Tom]

Griner, hopefully, will get what she deserves, ie: prison time. She knew what she was doing!

[Ltdave]

my understanding (i dont remember where i read it) is that Russia was offered their big killer spy, in exchange for Griner. Putin said... uh, No thank you. not interested...

i hope she rots in the gulag. she hates America so much, she should enjoy her time in the marxist paradise

[bruce]

Understand that the putin floated the idea of a swap ... Griner for their murderer. That got shot down. Good. Griner is small fry. A murderer deserves everything he gets. More if it can be arranged. Sincerely. bruce.