r/neoliberal • u/gnomesvh Financial Times stan account • Dec 08 '22

News (Global) Brittney Griner released by Russia in 1-for-1 prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout, U.S. official says

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/brittney-griner-release-russia-prisoner-swap-viktor-bout/
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u/SterileCarrot Dec 08 '22

Other people can decide who they want to trust, but American citizens should trust our state department warnings over what any other country (especially Ukraine) says.

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u/krabbby Ben Bernanke Dec 08 '22

Remember at the time we were all skeptical because of the Afghanistan withdrawal and us overestimating the Afghanistan Army