Basketball star Brittney Griner landed in the U.S. after being released from a Russian penal colony in a negotiated prisoner swap. WSJ looks at events that led to her detainment, sentencing and release, and what comes next.
mines the events that led to Griner’s detainment, sentencing and release, and what comes next. Illustration: Adele MorganVideo from around the world on the latest news developments, with insight from Wall Street Journal editors and reporters.U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner arrived in San Antonio early Friday following a high-profile prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow, officials said, 10 months after she traveled to Russia for a basketball job.
Photo: Eric Gay/Associated PressWomen’s basketball star Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian penal colony, President Biden said in remarks on Thursday. Her release came in a prisoner swap for convicted Russian arms dealer Victor Bout. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated PressTheranos Inc.’s former No. 2 executive, Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani, was sentenced Wednesday to just under 13 years in prison for his involvement in a fraud scheme at the blood-testing company.
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