WNBA star Brittney Griner. [Source: AP News]Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American and Russian officials said. Biden spoke with Griner on the phone Thursday while her wife, Cherelle, was in the Oval Office. The Biden administration was ultimately willing to exchange Bout if it meant Griner’s freedom. Whelan was not included in the Reed prisoner swap, escalating pressure on the Biden administration to ensure that any deal that brought home Griner also included him

Source: The Star December 08, 2022 15:43 UTC