Brittany Griner has been released from Russian custody, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. Today we will discuss about Brittney Griner: Released reaction| Prisoner swap| Wife.
Brittney Griner: Released reaction| Prisoner swap| Wife
The US and Russia have exchanged jailed American basketball star Brittany Griner for Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer who has been in a US prison for 12 years. President Joe Biden said Griner was safe and on his way back home from the United Arab Emirates.
Released reaction
Two-time Olympic champion and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Brittany Griner was released on Thursday in a prisoner swap with Russia after serving more than nine months for drug possession.
Prisoner swap
US officials say Moscow was pushing for the release of a Russian assassin held in Germany before Russia agreed to release Ms Griner for arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Month after month, when American diplomats pushed for the release of Brittany Griner and Paul Whelan from Russian prisons, they got the same, infuriating answer: If you want both prisoners, we’ll have Vadim as part of the deal.
Wife
His wife name is Cherrelle Griner. Brittany Griner and his wife, Cherrelle Griner, met during their college years before their romance began check out the full timeline of their relationship.
Brittney Griner says she’s happy to be released in footage from plane: pic.twitter.com/UXvFDRUXnX
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) December 8, 2022
Who was Brittany Griner swapped with?
The US and Russia have exchanged jailed American basketball star Brittany Griner for Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer who has been in a US prison for 12 years. President Joe Biden said Griner was safe and on his way back home from the United Arab Emirates.
Why was Griner released?
He dismissed a “show trial in Russia” that would have put him in prison and said that “he did not ask for special treatment.” To ensure Griner’s release, the president ordered that Bout be freed and returned to Russia. Mr Biden signed the order reducing Bout’s 25-year federal prison sentence.
