American basketball star Brittney Griner, who was imprisoned in Russia, was released as part of a prisoner swap between the USA and Russia. It was learned that the USA released Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout in exchange for Griner.
US female basketball player Brittney Griner, imprisoned in Russia, was released as part of a prisoner swap with Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout.
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US President Joe Biden said in a statement on his Twitter account, “I spoke with Brittney Griner minutes ago. She is safe. She is on the plane to return home now.”
In his statement, Biden thanked the United Arab Emirates for facilitating Brittney Griner’s return and announced that the famous star would return home within 24 hours.
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DETENTION ON FEBRUARY 17
The 31-year-old Olympic champion, Griner, was detained at a Moscow airport on February 17, when he allegedly found cannabis oil in his luggage, just days before Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
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For Griner, who was sentenced to 9 years in prison, Biden called on Russia to immediately release Griner, saying “The decision is unacceptable”.
KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PLAYERS
Griner, who was selected as an 8-time All-Star in the women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team Phoenix Mercury and has 2 Olympic medals, is known as one of the most successful players in the professional women’s league in the USA.
Going to Russia to play club basketball in the off-season, Griner has been playing for EuroLeague team UMMC Ekaterinburg since 2014.
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Viktor Bout, 55, is the most notorious arms dealer of his time, accused of profiting from weapons that have fueled conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Bout was caught in Thailand in 2008 in a joint operation by the USA and Thailand after trading weapons in the most dangerous and poorest places in the world, and he was brought before a judge in the USA.
Bout, who is claimed to have many connections from the Taliban in Afghanistan to Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, is said to be a key figure in military intelligence.
Viktor Bout awaits trial in Bangkok (August 2009)
THEY MEET IN ANKARA
Playing a facilitating role in the war between Russia and Ukraine, Turkey hosted another critical meeting last month.
CIA Director William Burns and Russian Foreign Intelligence (SVR) Director Sergey Narishkin met in Ankara, hosted by MIT.
It is thought that the prisoner exchange was discussed in the meeting of the US and Russian intelligence chiefs.
