Griner is back in US
2022.12.09 06:41
Griner is back in US
Budrigannews.com – A plane conveying b-ball star Brittney Griner arrived in the US from the get-go Friday, almost 10 months after she was confined in Russia.
Griner was freed on Thursday as part of a prisoner swap with Russia in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout. This brought an end to what President Joe Biden described as “hell” months for her and her wife.
Griner, 32, a star of the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association and two-time Olympic gold medalist, flew into San Antonio, Texas. Vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, which is illegal in Russia, were discovered in her luggage on February 17 at a Moscow airport.
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Television images revealed that Bout hugged his mother and wife as he stepped onto the tarmac in Moscow while Griner was traveling to the United States.
Since the invasion of Ukraine, the United States and Russia have rarely worked together in a trade. In April, Russia released former US Marine Trevor Reed and the US released Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko. The two nations also exchanged prisoners.
