The first videos of the prisoner swap of Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout have been released.
Videos show Griner leaving the Russian prison, then being exchanged for Bout on an airport tarmac in Abu Dhabi. Bout can be seen embracing one of the men on the tarmac while Griner walks on.
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Griner can be seen smiling and laughing as she signs departing documents and speaks with those around her.
As Griner leaves the prison, a few of the guards can be heard joking with her.
“Will you come here again?” one jokes, adding, “Brave girl!”
“Will you come here again? Brave girl!”: Employees of a correctional colony in Mordovia invite Britney Griner to come visit again pic.twitter.com/2UcnxOoSCn
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One of the men escorting Griner can be heard asking her what her “mood” was.
“Happy,” she answers with a smile.
