Dec. 08, 2022
Brittney Griner freed from Russian prison US basketball star
By Abhimanyu Singh
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The US and Russia have exchanged jailed Griner for Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer in US prison for 12 years.
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President Biden said Griner would be back in the US within 24 hours.
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Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February for possession of cannabis oil and was sent to a penal colony last month.
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The trade ended 10 months captivity for Ms. Griner, whose conviction on drug-trafficking charges became an international cause.
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The Biden administration proposed the prisoner swap last July, noting that Moscow had long sought Bout's release.
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The elaborate exchange involved two private jets bringing the pair to Abu Dhabi airport from Moscow and Washington, respectively.
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And then flying them home. They overtook each other on the tarmac of the airport, according to the Politico website.
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Russian news agencies said he was still being taken to Vnukovo airport near Moscow.
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