To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1382682 ) 12/8/2022 2:28:09 PM From: Broken_Clock Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1570353 LOL Putin didn't have to do an exchange...but you knew that right? Nope all scripted by Putin and MbS to diminish the US even more...as Biden drops charges against Prince Chop Saw in exchange for making his LBGTQ base happy. U.S. had choice of "bring Brittney home or no one at all," White House press secretary says Pressed on the circumstances surrounding the one-to-one prisoner exchange with Russia, which left Whelan imprisoned, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Russians were "not willing to negotiate in good faith" for Whelan's release. "[What] we were left with is either we bring Brittney home or no one at all," she told reporters during the White House press briefing. === RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed led mediation efforts that secured the release of two prisoners between the US and Russia, a joint statement issued by both countries’ foreign ministries said on Thursday. “The ministries said the success of the mediation efforts was a reflection of the mutual and solid friendship between their two countries and the United States and Russia,” the statement said. “They also highlighted the important role played by the leaderships of the two brotherly countries in promoting dialogue between all parties,” it added. US basketball star Brittney Griner arrived in Abu Dhabi by private plane from Moscow on Thursday after she was released by Russian authorities, the statement confirmed, while Russian citizen Viktor Bout came in a separate private plane from Washington after he was released by US authorities, in the presence of specialists from the Kingdom and the UAE. “The UAE and Saudi Arabian foreign ministries expressed the thanks of their respective governments to the governments of the US and Russia for their cooperation and response, and for the joint mediation efforts made by the leaderships of the two countries,” the statement also said.