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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap

Por: The Hill Politics December 08, 2022

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President Biden on Thursday announced the U.S. had secured the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russia, nearly 10 months after she was detained there. “After months of being unjustly detained in Russia, held under intolerable circumstances, Brittney will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones, and she should’ve been there all along,” Biden said from the Roosevelt Room. Biden said Griner is in “good spirits,” and he thanked... + full article



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