Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
The US basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed from prison in Russia.
The US and Russia have exchanged jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, held in an American prison for 12 years. The star -- a double Olympic gold medal winner -- was arrested in Russia in February when cannabis oil vapes were found in her bags. We explain how the exchange happened and speak to Griner's fellow basketball players.
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(Photo: Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a defendants' cage during the reading of the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022. Credit: Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/File Photo/Reuters)
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