Basketball star Brittney Griner finally released from the Russian Custody
Brittney was detained in February after getting under suspicion of smuggling drugs by the Russian Federation
Griner was arrested after officials discovered vape canisters and cannabis oil in her luggage
She was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment for smuggling illegal drugs into Russia
The basketball star has lost months of her life and faced needless trauma
President Joe Biden said- Brittney has been released from Russia under prison exchange
Biden later said he was indulged in painstaking and intense negotiations to release Br ittney
Even in a time of conflict between Russia and the United States, a good thing can still happen- United States Representative
US reps. Al Green tweeted- "Welcome back Brittney" and praised her return
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Griner's wife Cherelle said that today her family is whole now
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