Brittney Griner is free and on her way home!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am elated!!! This is wonderful news!

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Brittney Griner released by Russia in 1-for-1 prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout

Griner was detained by Russia in February and sentenced to nine years in prison for having vape cartridges with cannabis oil.

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Brittney Griner Is Freed in Prisoner Swap With Russia: Live Updates

Griner, an American basketball star who had been imprisoned on drugs charges, was traded for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer.

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@BlackAzizAnansi Yeah, it's wonderful! US government had to swap a nonviolent medical can ibis smoking athlete for an oligarchs arms dealer. Still, I'm so glad she'll be coming home to join her wife and family. Thanks to all the behind-the-scenes negotiators who made it happen #BlackMastodon #FreeBrittneyGriner
Durch Gefangenenaustausch: US-Basketballerin Griner kommt aus russischem Straflager frei

Brittney Griner wurde gegen den Waffenhändler Viktor But ausgetauscht.

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Brittney Griner now in Russian penal colony - Philadelphia Gay News

The WNBA star is now being held at a colony in Mordovia, 350 miles from Moscow. Her nine-year prison sentence is set to end in 2031.

Philadelphia Gay News

Brittney Griner Headed To Russian Penal Colony, Maybe One Where Kittens Aren’t Tortured In Front Of Her https://www.wonkette.com/brittney-griner-headed-to-russian-penal-colony-maybe-one-where-kittens-arent-tortured-in-front-of-her

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Brittney Griner Headed To Russian Penal Colony, Maybe One Where Kittens Aren’t Tortured In Front Of Her

This is just horrible.

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