Former US President Donald Trump and members of his Republican party have violently attacked the White House over the repatriation of professional basketball player Brittney Griner, who has been sentenced to nine years in Russia. The critics complain that the US government has not replaced the 32-year-old former marine Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia for alleged espionage since 2018, with the Russian arms dealer Viktor But.

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