American Brittney Griner Released from Russian Detention | PBS NewsHour

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American Brittney Griner Released from Russian Detention | PBS NewsHour

Brittney Griner is finally free after a dramatic prisoner swap. The WNBA star had been held by Russia for most of this year on a minor drug offense, and was serving nine years in a prison camp. But in early December she was exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Watch the video above to learn more, and then answer the discussion questions in the upper-right corner of this page.

This lesson was originally posted here on PBS NewsHour Classroom on December 9, 2022. Check out more resources at NewsHour Classroom.
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