American basketball player Britney Griner convicted in Russia was exchanged for Russian Viktor Bout

Convicted in Russia, American basketball player Britney Griner was exchanged for Russian Viktor Bout, CNN and CBS report.

The Russian Foreign Ministry, according to RBC, clarifies that the exchange procedure was successfully completed at the Abu Dhabi airport.

In August, the Khimki City Court of the Moscow Region appointed Brittney Griner 9 years in a general regime colony and a fine of 1 million rubles. She was found guilty of possession and smuggling of drugs (part 1 of article 228, paragraph «c» of part 2 of article 229.1 of the Criminal Code). The two-time Olympic champion was detained at Sheremetyevo Airport — vape cartridges with hash oil with a total weight of 0.702 grams were found in her hand luggage.

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Even before the verdict on the basketball player, CNN, citing sources, reported that the US administration offered Russia to exchange Britney Griner and the former Marine , Ireland and Canada. In Russia, he was sentenced to 16 years in a strict regime colony on charges of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code). Now he remains in the colony.</p>» data-type=»hint» data-slate-custom=»{"data-body":"<p>Paul Whelan is a citizen of the United States, Great Britain, Ireland and Canada. In Russia, he was sentenced to 16 years in a maximum security colony on charges of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code. Now he remains in the colony.</p>","body":"<p>Paul Whelan is a citizen of the United States, Great Britain, Ireland and Canada. In Russia, his was sentenced to 16 years in a strict regime colony on charges of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code). He now remains in the colony.</p>","isCreated":false,"migrationId":"1646998844495"," html":null}»>Paul Whelan to Russian Viktor Bout. According to Bloomberg sources, Russia responded by requesting that Vladislav Klyushin, the creator of the Katyusha media and social media monitoring system, be included in the US exchange list.

Former Soviet officer Viktor Bout was detained in Thailand in 2008, and later extradited to the USA. There he received 25 years in prison on charges of conspiring to kill US officials, aiding a terrorist organization, and delivering anti-aircraft missiles. Based on his story, the film «Lord of War» directed by Andrew Niccol was made. alt=»1″ />Article«In short, you are guilty.» The court sentenced basketball player Britney Griner to 9 years in prison — a report from Khimki