Brittney Griner has been freed in a prisoner swap

WAMU 88.5 | By Maya Garg

Published December 8, 2022 at 1:26 PM CST

US' Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) basketball player Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on August 4, 2022.

This morning, President Joe Biden confirmed that Russia has freed .

She was released earlier today after being held for 10 months. The president agreed to a prisoner swap for , a convicted Russian arms dealer known as the 鈥淢erchant of Death.鈥�

Speaking alongside the president at the White House, Griner鈥檚 wife, Cherelle, said she鈥檇 continue to work hardfor the release of held abroad.