Brittney Griner is a WNBA Star caught by the Russian Police Department in the case of smuggling drugs earlier this year. The star went to Russia in February and her luggage was kept under suspicion. Later, after the investigation vape canisters and Cannabis oil were discovered in her luggage bag.
Brittney accepted the ordeal and said that she didn’t bring illegal drugs on purpose. She later said that she visited Russia to play in the Russian Basketball League during the WNBA offseason.
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All things went against Brittney and she kept getting pulled into the swamp. She was interrogated far from her native country without any support. The delegations tortured Griner mentally and emotionally. Her career was at stake after all. She could have lost all her reputation and would have lost her sports title.
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Brittney Griner’s: Homecoming
United States President Joe Biden indulged in painstaking and intense negotiations with the Russian government to bring Brittney back home. It would have been easier if the cold war between the two countries wouldn’t happen in the very first place.
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After all the tough negotiations and unsuccessful attempts, The Russian government has finally come to a fruitful conclusion. They have decided to release Brittney under prison exchange. Brittney will be brought back to the USA by Friday evening.
Brittney’s coming home. pic.twitter.com/Yg4t08Pqgc
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 9, 2022
Joe Biden tweeted “Brittney’s Coming Home” and shared a video with Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle Griner. Joe told Cherelle that “She’s on the ground’ and the reaction of Brittney’s wife was priceless. Cherelle took a breath of relief and said that “Today her Family is whole”