Gold Medalist Brittney Griner Swapped for Russian Viktor Bout.

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Brittney Griner, an American Basketball was in the United States Women’s Olympic team in 2016.

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Brittney Griner was also named in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she won her second gold medal.

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Griner was detained by Russian customs after hashish oil cartridges were found in her luggage.

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U.S. officials had for months expressed their determination to bring back Brittney Griner.

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The exchange was carried out despite the obvious relations between the two powerful countries.

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Griner’s arrest in February made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad.

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It emerged as a major inflection point in U.S.-Russia diplomacy at a time of deteriorating relation.

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On Dec 8, Griner was freed in a dramatic prisoner swap against Russian Viktor Bout.

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Time to congratulate Brittney Griner and all the US officials who made this possible.

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