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Russia says hopes for prisoner swap with US

The US athlete was arrested at a Moscow airport in February and handed nine years in prison in August for possessing vape cartridges with a small quantity of cannabis oil.

US national basketball player Brittney Griner, charged with illegal possession of cannabis in Russia, leaves the courtroom before court's final decision in Khimki outside Moscow. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Russia said Friday it hoped the United States will return notorious Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout in a prisoner swap after American basketball star Brittney Griner was transferred to a

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