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Russia would benefit from about 1000 more people of his profession…
Oh he is a normal civilian?
This drug dealer is MAGA. Let Trump go get him out. Trump and Putin are tight like that.
He's going to have to do his time, nobody from the United States going to come rescue him like they did Brittney Griner. I guarantee the US won't trade an arms dealer for his freedom
That's what he gets. Life is a box of chocolates. He ain't no WNBA Basketball Player.
Americans are getting arrested everywhere on drug trafficking charges almost daily, why does it surprise anyone that a 51-year old burn-out in a second rate Russian metal band got arrested for it?!
Do you have any idea how strict their laws are?!?
He probably had an ounce of weed or something petty like that, because that's how strict Russian laws are!
Should of play in the NBA/WNBA!
Tell that to Julian Assange.. Ah how short memory…
lock his ass up for life
Dumbass shouldn't be in Russia wtf u thinking
Russia is called Medieval Regime. Did a pretty crime, you are going to do some time.
Russia is never soft on criminals.
If you’re name isn’t Britney Griner! You’re phucked! SMH
White American male detained in Russia. Good luck with that.
Putin will soon have him on the front line in Ukraine.
His music sounds lame
You better turn trans buddy that's the only way America's bringing you home
Dealing drugs if true in a foreign country is stupid.
Don't we have any terrorists we can exchange for him?
this man will do 100% of his prison sentence, should of gotten out when you had a chance now you are bartering chip with NO value! america is not coming to get any time soon! false sense of security SMH
I'm sure no one cares because he's white…if he eays hes trans lgbtq then he shoots to priority
He broke the law and now he has to suffer the consequences.
is he gonna get the same treatment as brittney the basketball girl? and why go to russia in middle of a war
Since he doesn't play basketball we will do nothing to get him out.
DUDE, you had your chance to get out of Russia. Lots of warning, time to leave. Enjoy your imprisonment. It was your choice to stay.
Allo Putin ? Arrested for trading purpose..
Only brainless travel to Russia..
As an American I'm done with these people who stay in Russia after everything that's happened…how clueless can you be??
Lmfao IF ONLY he was – of color – a women – AND LGBT – the perfect victimhood trifecta.
We'd be handing them our nuclear codes just so they get she-her back lmfao!!!
they traded a basketball for a armed dealer. hahaha. you're f ucked dude.
I don’t understand why Americans go to Russia … so now Russia has a bargaining chip
Not the first time he’s been arrested in Russia for drugs, they have known for years. Pressed his luck.
Wtf was he doing there after all that has happened?
Good
If he identifies as a wnba star he could be free in about a week.
America should get him out they got that brittany bih out
why are so many americans still willingly going to russia? it seems just like a dumb move at this point… common sense maybe? try to use some of that? just maybe?
So are we going to go as far as we did for Brittney to this guy out? Or no because he is white and not gay?
We gonna trade any more war criminals for him?
This guy is screwed, but if he's guilty then he's really screwed. I strongly doubt he is guilty of anything. Just as he claims; a political prisoner.
Why would any American stay there