Posted in SPORTS Brittney Griner freed from Russian penal colony in high-level prisoner swap December 8, 2022 Russia freed the WNBA star in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-12-08/brittney-griner-freed-russian-prisoner-swap-viktor-bout