Russian detainee released in exchange deal with US, arrives in Moscow

WORLD, Dec. 09 (YPA) – The United States and Russia have agreed on a prisoner exchange, in which Russia releases Brittney Griner, who was jailed for transporting drugs into Russia, in exchange for the United States freeing Russian arms dealer Viktor Anatolyevich Bout.

According to the “Russia Today” website, the plane carrying Viktor Anatolyevich Bout landed at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, coming from Abu Dhabi, where the exchange took place, with the Americans.

Bout spent nearly 15 years in prison in the United States on charges of conspiring to kill American citizens and materially supporting terrorism.

Brittney Griner was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis. She was sentenced to nine years in prison.

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