WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in swap for Russian arms dealer Bout

Brittney Griner Found Guilty by Russian Court The New York Times

Ten months after she left the US to play basketball in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner has landed in her home state of Texas. Griner was jailed for carrying cannabis oil at a Moscow airport in.

Nine Years in a Prison Camp for Brittney Griner The New York Times

On December 8, 2022, Russia and the United States conducted a prisoner exchange, trading Brittney Griner, an American basketball player, for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer.Griner, a WNBA champion star and Team USA Olympic athlete, had been convicted of smuggling and possession of cannabis in Russia earlier in 2022 and sentenced to nine years in prison.

WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in swap for Russian arms dealer Bout

Fri 9 Dec 2022 05.19 EST. First published on Thu 8 Dec 2022 08.20 EST. Russia has freed the jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange for the notorious.

Brittney Griner Released From Russian Detention in Prisoner Swap

CNN —. Brittney Griner's freedom ultimately hinged on the release of a convicted Russian arms dealer whose life story inspired a Hollywood film. The US basketball star was released on Thursday.

WNBA’s Brittney Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years

Russia said Friday that its ties with the United States were still in "crisis" despite a prisoner swap involving U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

US offers Russia prisoner swap deal in bid to free basketball star

Now he is on his way back to Russia after a high-profile prisoner exchange that saw WNBA star Brittney Griner free early Thursday.. The long-rumored exchange had sparked a debate over whether the.

WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in Russian prison

U.S. reportedly offering prisoner trade with Russia in exchange for Texan Brittney Griner. CNN reported Wednesday that the U.S. has offered a prisoner exchange in order to bring the WNBA player.

US basketball star freed in prisoner swap with Russia What is the

Griner's release on Thursday was the second publicly known U.S. prisoner swap with Russia since the war in Ukraine started, with the American Trevor Reed released in April in a prisoner exchange.

Brittney Griner released from Russia following prisoner swap The FADER

The U.S. traded Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to Moscow in a prisoner exchange for American basketball player Brittney Griner. Bout is shown here in custody in Bangkok in 2008. After being.

Why Brittney Griner was released from Russian detention in a prisoner

The WNBA superstar was sentenced to nearly a decade in a Russian penal colony for drug possession. A prisoner swap freed her much sooner. WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was detained at a Moscow.

Who is Viktor Bout, Russia's 'Merchant of Death' freed in prisoner swap

WASHINGTON — Brittney Griner, the American basketball star imprisoned in Russia on drug charges, was released on Thursday after nearly 10 months of captivity in a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout.

WNBA Star Brittney Griner Released from Russian Detention in Prisoner

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention, President Joe Biden said Thursday.. Griner was released in a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.The.

Report Russia hints at prisoner exchange swapping Brittney Griner for

Brittney Griner's release is both a source of celebration and sadness for the family of Paul Whelan, the 52-year-old former U.S. Marine who has been detained in Russia since 2018. Whelan's family.

BREAKING Brittney Griner Freed from Russia Prison Following Prisoner

By Michael D. Shear and Peter Baker. Dec. 9, 2022. WASHINGTON — Month after month, as American diplomats pushed for the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan from Russian prisons, they.

WNBA Star Brittney Griner Released From Russian Prison After Swap For

Griner was successfully exchanged via a prisoner swap for the release of Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer nicknamed "The Merchant of Death.". Bout had been convicted by a New York jury on four counts that included conspiring to kill American citizens, according to the New York Times. The Times reports that Bout had evaded capture for.

Negotiations for prisoner swap involving Brittney Griner underway

It became clear the Russians wanted a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout - a notorious arms dealer who was serving a 25 year sentence in US prison. In Russia he is referred to simply as a businessman.