Russia open to negotiations on prisoner swap for Brittany Griner

[Sol Rosenberg]

Amazing, isn't it? Paul Whelan has been in a Russian prison for four years; why didn't Trump get him out?

Busy with Executive Time?

 

[The Joker]

Cite? Where are you getting this? They just had Paul Whelan's brother on, and he said nothing like that.

Where are all your cites? In my opinion if they would not release both we should not have done the deal. If the Russians said only one then it should have been the Marine for two reasons one he has been held longer 2018 and two he did nothing wrong. To pretend that this deal was done for any other reason than who the person represented is BS

 

[billy backstay]

Amazing, isn't it? Paul Whelan has been in a Russian prison for four years; why didn't Trump get him out?

Did you forget? Trump doesn't like guys like John McCain who got captured by the enemy.

 

[badlatitude]

Where are all your cites? In my opinion if they would not release both we should not have done the deal. If the Russians said only one then it should have been the Marine for two reasons one he has been held longer 2018 and two he did nothing wrong. To pretend that this deal was done for any other reason than who the person represented is BS

You talk about prisoner negotiations as if you know something about it. But, of course, you don't know anything. So why are you piping up and spreading your falsehoods?

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

I blame the hostage takers for hostage situations.

 

[More Cowbell2]

Ya. Traded for a dangerous, evil piece of shit.

Not realistic, but I would have hoped that they would implant a time released poison in him that would make it look like a heart attack so he can do no more harm to others.

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

 

[veni vidi vici]

Amazing, isn't it? Paul Whelan has been in a Russian prison for four years; why didn't Trump get him out?

Oh God !

 

[Fakenews]

You do not know that. We caved because getting the star home was more important politically than the unknown marine.

You do not know that…

 

[The Joker]

You talk about prisoner negotiations as if you know something about it. But, of course, you don't know anything. So why are you piping up and spreading your falsehoods?

What falsehoods? The original deal as per your link included Paul Whalen, if he was not going to be part of the deal the US could refuse to make the deal and walk away. We didn’t because getting the star home is important politically. Not a single falsehood involved.

 

[Bus Driver]

Amazing, isn't it? Paul Whelan has been in a Russian prison for four years; why didn't Trump get him out?

Nobody is better at negotiating than the guy who had someone else write the book "Art Of The Deal".

Belief me.

 

[Fakenews]

What falsehoods? The original deal as per your link included Paul Whalen, if he was not going to be part of the deal the US could refuse to make the deal and walk away. We didn’t because getting the star home is important politically. Not a single falsehood involved.

No facts either. Just opinion.

 

[billy backstay]

According to CNN this morning, Brittney Griner is now in US custody and has been released.

So, what about the poor bastard who's been cooling his heels there for years?

 

[badlatitude]

What falsehoods? The original deal as per your link included Paul Whalen, if he was not going to be part of the deal the US could refuse to make the deal and walk away. We didn’t because getting the star home is important politically. Not a single falsehood involved.

Why would the US refuse a deal and walk away? Russia holds all the cards, and all we have is a prisoner swap to negotiate with.

 

[The Joker]

Typical press release of course they support a release. What family wouldn’t?
They got the short straw because their family member wasn’t a star basketball player that ticked all the boxes.

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

So, what about the poor bastard who's been cooling his heels there for years?

The hostage takers didn’t want to release him.

 

[badlatitude]

So, what about the poor bastard who's been cooling his heels there for years?

Russia took him off the table, and we have nothing to say about that.

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

Typical press release of course they support a release. What family wouldn’t?
They got the short straw because their family member wasn’t a star basketball player that ticked all the boxes.

That’s not what they said, but you keep doing you.

 

[The Joker]

Why would the US refuse a deal and walk away? Russia holds all the cards, and all we have is a prisoner swap to negotiate with.

It’s part of negotiation. I support her coming home, but it was still a bad deal.
We release an arms dealer who was responsible for Americans getting killed for a star that smuggled pot into Russia.

 

[The Joker]

Russia took him off the table, and we have nothing to say about that.

Sure we did we could have walked away and said no deal.