Brittney Griner freed in prisoner swap in Russia
In a one-for-one prisoner swap with international arms dealer Viktor Bout, WNBA star Brittney Griner was released on Thursday, ending an ordeal that sparked intense high-level negotiations between the United States and the Kremlin to secure her release.

Griner was being held in Russian prisons for months on drug charges.

“She is secure. She is on a plane. She’s on her way home.” President Biden announced the exchange at the White House.

“After months of being unjustly detained in Russia, held under intolerable circumstances, Brittney will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones and she should have been there all along. This is a day we’ve worked toward for a long time. We never stopped pushing for her release.”

Griner was anticipated to land early on Friday in San Antonio, Texas.


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