The United States and Russia have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, including American basketball star Brittney Griner, American media announced on Thursday, December 8, with Joe Biden expected to speak shortly to talk about it.
The 32-year-old athlete was transferred in November to a penal colony in Russia to serve her nine-year prison sentence for "
drug trafficking
", after being arrested in February at a Moscow airport with a vaper and liquid containing cannabis.