Russia frees WNBA star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap

Name: Russia frees WNBA star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap
Uploaded: 2022-12-08T14:09:31Z
Duration: 4 min 41 s
Description: Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. The swap achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price — and left behind an American jailed for nearly four years in Russia.

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. The swap achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price — and left behind an American jailed for nearly four years in Russia.

Posted December 8, 2022 9:09am EST