Brittney Griner freed from Russian prison in exchange for Viktor Bout

Basketball star released as US agrees to free convicted arms dealer in dramatic prisoner swap

The US basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed from prison in Russia in a dramatic high-level prisoner swap for the notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who has been held in an American prison for 12 years.

The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for Joe Biden but carried a heavy price and left behind an American jailed for nearly four years.

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isototo
1 year ago

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