For the first time since arriving back on U.S. soil, Brittney Griner issued a public statement, expressing her gratitude to those who supported her during her wrongful detention in Russia
. . “The last 10 months have been a battle at every turn. I dug deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone for your help.”after the U.S. reached a prisoner swap deal in the United Arab Emirates. The deal exchanged Griner for international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Griner proceeded to thank a number of individuals in her post, including her wife Cherelle, her agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas, the , WNBA players and other activists who spoke out on her behalf. She also issued a specific message of gratitude to her legal representation, as well as to President Biden and the entirety of his administration.
She left Biden and the rest of the U.S. government with a plea to continue fighting for Americans that are wrongfully detained abroad. She specifically mentioned former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who remains imprisoned in Russia after he was arrested in Dec. 2018 on accusations of espionage.
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