Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout crossed paths on a UAE airport tarmac in the hours after the United States and Russia agreed to a prisoner swap.
A video of the swap shot by Russian state media outlet TASS was released on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 8.
Brittney, a professional basketballer for the WNBA, was jailed in Russia after being found with vape-pen cartridges containing hashish oil in February 2022.
Viktor, a Russian arms dealer, was serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States on charges of conspiring to kill Americans, acquire and export anti-aircraft missiles, and providing material support to a terrorist organization.
