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Brittney Griner: The role of UAE, S. Arabia in prisoner swap

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The United Arab Emirates president and Saudi crown prince claimed in a joint statement Thursday that they led mediation efforts that secured the release of US basketball star Brittney Griner from a Russian penal colony in a high profile prisoner swap deal.

Added on the 09/12/2022 16:07:11 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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