In this handout video grab released by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), US basketball player Brittney Griner is seen aboard a plane before her departure to the United States in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Griner, who was sentenced in Russia to nine years in jail and a fine of 1 million rubles ($16,576) in early August on charges of bringing drugs illegally into the country, was released on December 8 in prisoner exchange for Russian national Viktor Bout. Bout was arrested in 2008 on terrorism charges in Bangkok, Thailand, in a joint operation between the Thai and US authorities. He was sentenced to 25 years in a US prison in 2012 on charges of conspiracy to murder American citizens and financially supporting terrorism. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
- Package: UAE Russia US Prisoners Exchange
- Categories: Crime, Law & Justice
- Location: Russia
- Event date: 08.12.2022
- Date published: 08.12.2022
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1164x738px, 392Kb
- Job-ID: f7f4eaf3836bd7b8