RU-24 Russian Television / AP Freed Russian Arms Dealer Takes Vicious Swipe at West in First Interview Since Exchange Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout took the opportunity to blast the West in his first interview since his release. By The Associated Press December 9, 2022
@therecount / Twitter screen shot; Alexander Zemlianichenko - Pool / AP Congressman Who Served in Special Forces Warns What Griner Swap Will Mean for Americans Going Forward Rep. Mike Waltz warned that the release of Viktor Bout in exchange for Brittney Griner will make Americans less safe going forward. By Randy DeSoto, Patriot Project December 8, 2022
Natalia Kolesnikova - AFP / Getty Images; Kirill Kudryavtsev - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary As Brittney Griner Returns Home, Don't Forget Who Was Left Behind "I am greatly disappointed that more has not been done to secure my release," Marine Corps veteran Paul Whelan said. By Jared Miller December 8, 2022
Alexander Zemlianichenko - File / AP ; Patrick Semansky / APCommentary Marine Imprisoned in Russia Reveals How He Feels About Biden Freeing Brittney Griner but Not Him Paul Whelan tells CNN he's frustrated that he wasn't part of the prisoner trade that saw the release of Brittney Griner on Thursday morning. By Ryan Ledendecker December 8, 2022
Alon Skuy - AFP / Getty Images; Brendan Smialowski - AFP /Getty Images Trump Goes Scorched Earth on Biden's 'Unpatriotic Embarrassment,' Abandoning Marine Veteran Trump issued a fiery response after a U.S. Marine veteran was left behind in Biden's prisoner swap with Russia. By Jack Davis December 8, 2022
Mitchell Leff / Getty Images; Patrick Semansky / AP NFL All-Pro Buries Biden in Response to Brittney Griner Prisoner Exchange, Quickly Backpedals One of the NFL's very best players tore into President Joe Biden with a scathing rebuke, before quickly backpedaling. By Bryan Chai December 8, 2022
Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesCommentary Just 12 Hours After Biden Spoke at a Gun Violence Vigil, He Freed a Notorious Criminal Arms Dealer The president talks about the victims of violence, but when it comes to a matter of appeasing his political base, his true colors show. By Joe Saunders December 8, 2022
Contributor / Getty Images What Happens if Putin Loses War? Former Speechwriter Claims There's Plan in Place to Get Him to South American Country A former Kremlin speechwriter is claiming that Vladimir Putin has an escape plan in the event his regime loses power. By Richard Moorhead December 8, 2022
Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Biden Trades 'Merchant of Death' to Russia for Brittney Griner, Leaves Behind American Who's Been Imprisoned for Years The swap achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but left behind an American jailed for nearly four years in Russia. By The Associated Press December 8, 2022
@DefenceU / Twitter screen shot Ukrainian Government Celebrates as Time Names Zelenskyy 'Person of the Year' Time magazine has named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the “spirit of Ukraine" as its "Person of the Year." By Jack Davis December 7, 2022