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is doubling down on its claim that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman helped secure the release of WNBA star  in a prisoner swap with the Russians.<br>The Saudi foreign minister vouched for the 'personal role' of MBS, who U.S. intelligence concluded ordered the brutal slaying of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in Turkey.     <br>'I am aware of his highness's personal efforts in relation to the basketball player and his engagement and personal intervention to facilitate this release,' Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told reporters in Riyadh.<br>'As for what others say, I cannot comment on that,' he said.<br>He was speaking after the White House called it a two-way negotiation following the release of a joint Saudi-United Arab Emirates statement claiming partial credit. <br>White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday it was only the U.S. and Russia who negotiated the exchange - while expressing gratitude to other countries that raised the issue with Russia. <br>        Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said he was aware of the 'personal efforts' of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to help facilitate the release of basketball star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison. The White House said only the U.S. and Russia negotiated the exchange<br>'Again, the only countries that negotiated this deal were the United States and Russia, and there was no mediation involved. We are grateful for the UAE - as the President mentioned, as I am mentioning now - for facilitating the use of their territory for the exchange to take place,' she said.<br>'We are also grateful to other countries, including Saudi Arabia, that released [sic] the issue of our wrongfully detained Americans with Russian government -- that raised that issue.'<br>The prisoner swap of Griner for convicted arms trafficker Viktor Bout, when it finally occurred, took place at the airport in Abu Dhabi.<br>The joint Saudi-UAE statement stated that 'the success of the mediation efforts was a reflection of the mutual and solid friendship between their two countries and the United States of America and the Russian Federation.<br>It said the episode 'highlighted the important role played by the leaderships of the two brotherly countries in promoting dialogue between all parties'.<br>        People hold posters of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, on Oct. 2, 2020. A federal judge dismissed a U.S. lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Saudi killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The Saudis are asserting that MBS played a role in facilitating the release of Brittney Griner <br>         In this image made from video provided by Russian Federal Security Service, WNBA star and  [http://ionetv.net/towies-amber-turner-puts-on-a-leggy-display-in-bright-blue-shorts-30/ in istanbul Law Firm] two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner smiles on the flight to Abu Dhabi after her release was negotiated<br>The Kingdom achieved a diplomatic breakthrough in September when it helped organize a prisoner exchange of foreign fighters in the Ukraine war. That helped bring home two Americ
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The Ⴝaudi foreign minister vouched for the 'рersonal role' of ᎷBS, who U.S. intelligence concluԁed ⲟrdered the brutal slaying of Jamal Khashoggі in 2018 in Tսrkey.     
'I аm аware of һis highness's personal effortѕ in relation to the basketball playeг and his e<a style="font-weight: bold;" class="class" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" website of using the BTC-e crypto exchange to launder $4 billion worth of criminal proceeds.
The indictment alleges that cybercriminals worldwide took part in laundering proceeds from ransomware scams, hacking, identity theft, corrupt public officials, and narcotics distribution rings, and fraud. 
The exchange got more than $4 billion in bitcoin. He was accused in the August indictment of operating an unlicensed money services business, conspiracy to commit money laundering, plus 17 counts of money laundering and two counts of engaging in unlawful monetary transactions. 
The U.S. is known to want the release of Pennsylvania man Marc Fogel. He is serving a 14 year prison sentence after getting caught at the Moscow airport with less than one ounce of medical marijuana used for a spine condition. 
The State Department sought his release on humanitarian grounds, and faces pressure form lawmakers to classify him formally as being 'wrongfully detained.'
The White House avoided comment on his case when asked about it Thursday. 
Pressed to confirm details of Russia's push for the release of the convicted assassin Krasikov, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded: 'I'm just not going to get into specifics on any of the negotiations.'
Asked if the U.S. would consider working with a third country to try to meet one of Moscow's demands, she said: 'I get your question and I understand. I just cannot get into what we will or will not do ... We want to make sure that we get them home safely.  Negotiating from here ... certainly would not be prudent.' 




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