Brittney Griner lawyers welcome prospect of Russia prisoner swap
by Pjotr Sauer, and Andrew Roth in Moscow from World news | The Guardian on (#61X1K)
Arms trafficker Viktor Bout reportedly in line for exchange with the WNBA star facing drug charges
Brittney Griner's defence team have given the prospect of including the WNBA star in a prisoner swap a cautious welcome, as Russia said talks between Moscow and Washington on exchanging prisoners were ongoing".
Griner's Russian defence team learned about US's offer from the news ... In any case, we would be really happy if Brittney will be able to come home and hope it will be soon," said the WNBA star's lawyers, Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov, in a statement.
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