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Brittney Griner is coming home. The WNBA star, 31, has been released from a Russian penal colony, President Joe Biden confirmed.
“Moments ago, I spoke to Brittney Griner,” Biden, 80, tweeted on Thursday, December 8, alongside photos of himself with Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office. “She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home,” he added.
The Biden administration negotiated the athlete’s release in exchange for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.
In a press conference later on Thursday, the president said that he never stopped “pushing” for Griner’s freedom. “This is a day we’ve work towards for a long time,” Biden told reporters. “It took intense negotiations and I want to thank all the hardworking public servants across my administration who worked tirelessly to secure her release.”
Griner’s exchange took place in the United Arab Emirates, who the head of state also thanked. “These past few months have been hell for Brittney and Cherelle,” Biden continued. “People all across the country have learned about Brittney’s story and advocated for her release and stood with her throughout this terrible ordeal, and I know that support meant a lot to her family. I’m glad to be able to say that Brittney is in good spirits and relieved to finally be heading home.”
Tune in as I deliver an important announcement. https://t.co/2BVdSsmIFA
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 8, 2022
Biden added: “[Brittney] represents the best about America. She wrote to me back in July, she didn’t ask for special treatment, but requested a simple quote, ‘Please don’t forget about me and the other American detainees. Please do all you can to bring us home.’ We never forgot about Brittney.”
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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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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 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.