Russia freed Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. The deal, the second such exchange in eight months with Russia, procured the release of the most prominent American detained abroad whose imprisonment on drug charges brought unprecedented attention to the population of wrongful detainees. #brittneygriner #russia #newsy

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