Brittney Griner's wife, Cherelle, wants U.S. President Joe Biden to secure her partner's release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months.
Cherelle has talked with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about Griner's case, but not the president. While the U.S. does not typically embrace such exchanges, it made the deal in part because Yaroshenko had already served a long portion of his sentence.Besides Griner, another American regarded as unjustly detained in Russia is Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan. Whelan was arrested in December 2018 while visiting for a friend's wedding and was later sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage-related charges his family has said are bogus.
Cherelle said Griner responded, texting: "The customs people. They just grabbed me when I was going through, and they have me in this room." Griner then sent a message saying, "They're about to take my phone." Initially, friends and teammates of Griner were hesitant to talk about her situation for fear of interfering with the ongoing negotiations for her release. However, they began cautiously speaking out before the women's Final Four in early April as her detention gained more national attention.
Cherelle said that prior to the detention, Griner's experience playing in Russia over the past nine years had been great. She was returning to the country after the Russian league took a break for the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament when she was detained.
I thought she hated America.. But she wants America to save her..smh.
Shouldn’t travel with drugs.
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