WNBA Star Freed In Exchange For Russian Arms-Trafficker
December 08 2022
WNBA star Britney Griner has been released from Russian prison in a one-for-one prisoner swap, reports CBS News.
Russia exchanged Griner for international arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the "merchant of death” on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates. Bout was serving a 25-year federal sentence for conspiring to kill Americans, acquire and export anti-aircraft missiles and provide material support to a terrorist organization, noted CNN.
The exchange was negotiated with Moscow in...
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