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as posted by the channelPresident Biden gives remarks after confirming Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison.
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Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, was released Thursday exchange for international arms dealer Viktor Bout, the White House confirmed. "Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner. She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home'" President Biden said on Twitter.
The one-for-one exchange was negotiated with Moscow and that President Biden signed off within just the last week, according to sources familiar with the deal. The swap took place on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates. The BBC also reported the release. A White House official told CBS that President Biden was speaking with Griner and her wife.
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