Brittney Griner arrives in the US after prisoner exchange with Russia
- 09-Dec-2022
A plane carrying basketball star Brittney Griner landed in the United States early on Friday, nearly 10 months after she was detained in Russia. Griner was released in a prisoner swap with Russia in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout and was heading home on Thursday, ending what President Joe Biden called months of “hell” […]
US basketball star Griner swapped for Russian arms dealer
- 09-Dec-2022
WASHINGTON: American basketball star Brittney Griner was headed home on Thursday after being freed from a Russian prison in a swap for Viktor Bout, the notorious arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death.” President Joe Biden announced Brittney Griner’s release in an address to the nation and Moscow confirmed she had been exchanged in […]