Plane with Greiner landed at Texas airport

The plane, carrying American basketball player Brittney Griner, landed today at about 5:30 (14:30 Moscow time) at San Antonio Airport in Texas, informed CNN channel.

Booth exchange for Greiner took place yesterday, December 8, at Abu Dhabi airport. Before the exchange, Greiner and Booth were pardoned, they will not have to serve their sentences in their countries. Bout returned to Russia yesterday, December 8, the plane he was on board landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo-2 airport around midnight. After returning to Russia, he expressed gratitude to the American side for the noble and respectful attitude during the exchange. According to his wife Alla, Bout now feels terrible and strong. exhaustedbecause he had not slept for three days before.

Greiner, a basketball player, was detained in February 2022 at Sheremetyevo Airport after vape cartridges containing hashish oil were found in her hand luggage. A criminal case was initiated under the article on drug smuggling, the Khimki court sentenced Greiner to nine years in a strict regime colony and a fine of 1 million rubles. In court, an American woman said that she used marijuana in the United States with the permission of doctors instead of an analgesic.

Bout was arrested in 2008 in Thailand at the request of Washington, he was charged with illegal arms trafficking and supporting terrorism. Bout spent 2.5 years in prison in Thailand, and then he was extradited to the United States, and in 2012 the court sentenced him to 25 years in prison. The Russian categorically did not admit his guilt.