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December 8, 2022

Brittney Griner Freed by Moscow in Exchange for Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout
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CBS is reporting WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released by Russia
in a one-for-one prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the
"merchant of death." Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison for
bringing a small amount of cannabis oil into Russia.


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