WNBA star Brittney Griner has been freed from Russian custody in a prisoner swap between the US and Moscow
WNBA star Brittney Griner has been freed from Russian custody in a prisoner swap between the US and Moscow
Griner was arrested at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February after Russian authorities said they found a vape containing cannabis oil in their luggage.
WNBA star Brittney Greener freed Thursday after the Biden administration negotiated her release from a Russian penal colony in exchange for arms dealers.
President Joe Biden signed off on the deal, which took place in the United Arab Emirates, even though it meant leaving Paul Whelan, an American security expert who remains imprisoned in Russia.
The move marked one of the most high-profile prisoner exchanges between Moscow and Washington since the Cold War, with the Kremlin witnessing the return of Viktor Bout, who Russian President Vladimir Putin wants back - and who has served 11 of his 25 years. years in prison in the United States.
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