American basketball star Brittney Griner has landed back in the United States this morning after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for the arms dealer known as the 'Merchant of Death'
American basketball star Brittney Griner has landed back in the United States this morning after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for the arms dealer known as the"Merchant of Death".
The president said he had spoken to her and she was in"good spirits" after suffering"needless trauma." He told Kremlin-run media this morning that Western countries are seeking to"destroy" and"divide" Russia. As for Griner's release, Mr Biden said"this is a day we've worked toward for a long time. It took painstaking and intense negotiations."This morning, Russian state media has lauded President Vladimir Putin for"winning" a prisoner exchange with the United States by swapping Ms Griner for notorious arms dealer Mr Bout.
"It is a capitulation by America," Maria Butina, a politician in the lower house of the Russian parliament, told state TV on the tarmac of Moscow's Vnukovo airport just as Mr Bout landed.
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