Brittney Griner released from Russian penal colony - in pictures
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Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday said US basketball star Brittney Griner (L) had been traded for Viktor Bout (R) in a prisoner release exchange. AFP -
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner sits in the plane as she flies out of Russia on Friday, December 9, 2022. Russian Federal Security Service / AP -
President Joe Biden speaks to reporters about Griner's release. Reuters -
Cherelle Griner talks about the release of her wife. Reuters -
Mr Biden thanked his administration and the UAE, which enabled Griner's release along with Saudi Arabia. AP -
Griner in action in an Arizona game in 2021. Getty Images / AFP -
'Welcome home Brittney,' Mr Biden said at the White House. AP -
Viktor Bout in 2009 before his extradition to the US. AFP -
Nicknamed the Merchant of Death, Bout had been serving a 25-year sentence in the US after being convicted of conspiring to kill Americans and aiding a terrorist organisation. AFP -
Griner holds a picture of her basketball team from behind bars. AFP -
Griner in action at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Reuters -
Mr Biden and others speak to Griner by phone after her release from Russia. Reuters -
Griner in action in Saitama, Japan. AP -
A Griner supporter at a WNBA basketball game in Chicago in August. AP -
Paul Whelan, a former US marine who was arrested for alleged spying. Mr Biden said he would would 'never give up' fighting for his release. AP -
The entrance of the IK-2 penal colony in Yavas where Griner was held. AFP -
The IK-2 penal colony. AFP
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