US basketball star Griner released from Russian custody in prisoner swap: US official
Washington, December 8 US basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia and is now in US custody, a US official said on Thursday. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by...
Updated At : 12:25 AM Dec 09, 2022 IST
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Washington, December 8
US basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia and is now in US custody, a US official said on Thursday.
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone with Griner, the official said, adding that she was in good spirits.
Biden is to make remarks at 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT), the White House said.
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The swap involved former arms dealer Viktor Bout, CNN reported.
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