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08.12.2022 - 17:07 / deadline.com
U.S. basketball champion Britney Griner has been released by Russia in a prisoner swap and is now in U.S. custody.
The Olympic gold medallist was arrested at Moscow airport on February 17, after she was found to be in possession of two vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, which is a banned substance in Russia.
She had been sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony.
Griner is reported to have been released in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
President Joe Biden posted a Tweet showing him in the presence of Griner’s wife Cherelle Griner, with a message saying they had spoken to the athlete and that she was safe and on her way home.
Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner.She is safe.She is on a plane.She is on her way home. pic.twitter.com/FmHgfzrcDT
The pair then held a brief news conference at the White House.
Cherelle Griner thanked U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and political advisor Jake Sullivan for their efforts in getting her wife freed.
Griner’s release has stoked controversy, however, due to the fact that another U.S. citizen, corporate security exec Paul Whelan remains in jail in Russia, where he is serving a 16-year term on spying changes.
Cherelle Griner alluded to the case at the news conference.
“Today, my family is whole but as you all are aware, there are so many other families who are not whole and so BJ is not here to say this, but I will flatly speak on her behalf and say that BG and I will remain committed to the work of getting every American home including Paul, whose family is in our hearts today as we celebrate BJ coming home,” she said.
“We do understand that there are still people out there who are enduring what I endured for
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can at last speak to her supporters on her own behalf. And on December 21, the WNBA star did just that, with a handwritten letter posted to Instagram thanking everyone who wrote to her while she was in prison.
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Brittney Griner spoke out today for the first time since being freed from a Russian penal colony.
Brittney Griner is grateful to be home!
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Joe Exotic is pissed that Brittney Griner was able to walk free from a Russian prison… and now he wants his own deal from Joe Biden!!
from her Russian detainment than her wife, Cherelle Griner, who spoke about the news at a press conference alongside President Joe Biden. Having been tireless in keeping Griner's name in the news , Cherelle was all smiles as she took to the podium to speak a few emotional words. “So over the last nine months, you all have been so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life, and so today I am just standing here overwhelmed with emotions,” Cherelle said, “But the most important emotion I have right now is just sincere gratitude for President Biden and his entire administration.” Cherelle didn't say a lot about herself, but used her time to thank the “many hands involved” in securing Griner's release, naming Vice President Kamala Harris and several otherwise unknown government officials who'd worked so hard to free Griner. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Cherelle also hasn't forgotten Paul Whelan, another American prisoner who the Biden Administration was unable to include in the prisoner swap.
Brittney Griner is free.
Brittney Griner is coming home. The WNBA star, 31, has been released from a Russian penal colony, President Joe Biden confirmed.
, Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention today, December 8, . The outlet is also reporting that she was exchanged for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. According to an unamed US official, the WNBA star is now in the custody of the U.S.
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