The Biden administration has secured the release of WNBA star Britney Griner from Russia in a prisoner exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who was serving a 25-year sentence in the US.
Griner was arrested in Russia on February 17 on a drug charge for the possession of cannabis oil in vape cartridges. In August, she was sentenced to nine years in prison, but President Biden said Thursday that she’s on her way home.