US basketball star Griner released from Russia in prisoner swap - Biden
The Russian foreign ministry said it traded Griner for Russian citizen Viktor Bout, a former arms dealer. The swap took place at the Abu Dhabi airport in the UAE.
US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022(photo credit: REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/File Photo )ByREUTERSUpdated: