/tags/u-s-russia-relations U.S.-Russia Relations en-US WLRN Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:57:54 GMT /americas/2023-09-07/cuban-government-russia-ukraine-war Cuba’s Foreign Ministry announced it had in fact disrupted a scheme in Russia to recruit Cuban citizens to fight in Ukraine and denied supporting Russia's invasion. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:57:54 GMT /americas/2023-09-07/cuban-government-russia-ukraine-war WLRN News Staff /world/2023-01-16/expanded-u-s-training-for-ukraine-forces-begins-in-germany The U.S. military's new, expanded combat training of Ukrainian forces began in Germany on Sunday. Until now the Pentagon had declined to say exactly when the training would start. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMT /world/2023-01-16/expanded-u-s-training-for-ukraine-forces-begins-in-germany The Associated Press /news/2022-12-09/brittney-griner-is-back-home-in-the-u-s-after-a-prisoner-swap-with-russia American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-12-09/brittney-griner-is-back-home-in-the-u-s-after-a-prisoner-swap-with-russia Jia Chen, Emily Olson /national-politics/2022-12-08/wnba-star-brittney-griner-has-been-freed-from-a-russian-prison In a tweet, President Biden said the jailed WNBA star was on her way home Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:00:00 GMT /national-politics/2022-12-08/wnba-star-brittney-griner-has-been-freed-from-a-russian-prison Franco Ordoñez /news/2022-11-17/russia-sends-brittney-griner-to-a-penal-colony The U.S. basketball star was transferred to a prison colony in Mordovia — 300 miles southeast of Moscow — to begin serving out a nine-year sentence on drug charges. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-17/russia-sends-brittney-griner-to-a-penal-colony Charles Maynes /world/npr-breaking-news/2022-11-17/russia-and-ukraine-renew-a-grain-export-deal-to-help-the-hungry-and-keep-prices-down The U.N.-brokered deal to ship Ukrainian grain exports was set to expire on Saturday and will now continue for at least another 120 days. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:00:00 GMT /world/npr-breaking-news/2022-11-17/russia-and-ukraine-renew-a-grain-export-deal-to-help-the-hungry-and-keep-prices-down Fatma Tanis /world/2022-11-11/a-pussy-riot-member-describes-what-brittney-griner-can-expect-in-russian-penal-colony Maria Alyokhina was sent to a penal colony as a member of the feminist punk collective. Authorities "teach you how to forget your right to choose," she says. She urges Griner "to not forget yourself." Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:00:00 GMT /world/2022-11-11/a-pussy-riot-member-describes-what-brittney-griner-can-expect-in-russian-penal-colony Charles Maynes /news/2022-11-09/u-s-basketball-star-brittney-griner-has-been-sent-to-a-russian-penal-colony Griner has been moved from a detention center outside of Moscow and is being sent to a Russian penal colony to begin serving out her nine-year sentence on drug smuggling charges, her lawyers said. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-09/u-s-basketball-star-brittney-griner-has-been-sent-to-a-russian-penal-colony Charles Maynes /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-11-07/a-russian-businessman-linked-to-putin-admits-to-u-s-election-meddling Entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted Monday that he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue to do so — confirming for the first time the accusations that he has rejected for years. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:30:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-11-07/a-russian-businessman-linked-to-putin-admits-to-u-s-election-meddling The Associated Press /news/2022-10-24/brittney-griners-prison-sentence-is-upheld-in-a-russian-court The decision effectively sends Griner to serve out her nine-year term in a Russian prison colony, even as the U.S. and Russia appear set to reengage in talks for a possible prisoner swap. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-10-24/brittney-griners-prison-sentence-is-upheld-in-a-russian-court Charles Maynes