08.12.2022, 16:47
Basketball player Griner was exchanged for Booth
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
USA basketball player Britney Griner, found guilty in Russia of drug smuggling, was exchanged for Russian Viktor Bout, convicted in the United States for attempting to illegally trade weapons and support terror. This is reported by CNN with reference to sources.
According to the publication, at the moment Griner is in custody of officials of the American side, on his way to the United States. It is noted that the American Paul Whelan, convicted of espionage, did not participate in the exchange, he remains in a Russian colony. CNN writes that the Griner and Whelan families were informed about the exchange.
US President Joe Biden, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and his wife Griner spoke with the released American by phone.
In July 2022, Washington offered to exchange Booth for Americans Whelan and Griner detained in Russia. The businessman has been in custody since 2008. For several months, the Russian and American authorities have been negotiating on this issue.
According to the publication, at the moment Griner is in custody of officials of the American side, on his way to the United States. It is noted that the American Paul Whelan, convicted of espionage, did not participate in the exchange, he remains in a Russian colony. CNN writes that the Griner and Whelan families were informed about the exchange.
US President Joe Biden, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and his wife Griner spoke with the released American by phone.
In July 2022, Washington offered to exchange Booth for Americans Whelan and Griner detained in Russia. The businessman has been in custody since 2008. For several months, the Russian and American authorities have been negotiating on this issue.
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