October 3, 2024

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BASKETBALL: Brittney Griner was released in a prisoner swap

Thank you prisoner exchange

Basketball star Griner released from Russian custody

WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from custody as part of a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia.

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Brittney Griner has been released from Russian custody.

Brittney Griner (32) released from prison! The WNBA star was released from Russian custody in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bode – dubbed the “dealer of death”. This was reported by “CNN”.

Bode is a former Soviet military officer who was sentenced to 25 years in prison in the United States in 2012. He is accused of conspiring to kill Americans, acquiring and exporting anti-aircraft missiles and providing material support to a terrorist organization. Moscow described his conviction as “baseless and one-sided”. Baut has always maintained his innocence.

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