Brittney Griner will return to the U.S. as part of a prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
The organization says true to Brittney's commitment to helping others, they are committed to the idea that all wrongfully detained Americans should be brought home.President Biden recently announced that Griner will return home to the U.S. as a part of a prisoner swap with Russia. For Griner to come home, the U.S. will return Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the "Merchant of Death.
In the wake of her release, WE ARE BG released this statement from Brittney Griner's Agent and Wasserman EVP Lindsay Colas:We are overwhelmed with gratitude to President Biden, Vice President Harris and the entire Biden-Harris Administration, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and the members of The White House National Security team, along with the entire Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs team at the U.S.
It’s through hardship that character is revealed, and over the last nine months, we have seen the best of so many. At the top of that list are BG and President Biden. Throughout this ordeal, BG has carried herself with courage, grace and grit; and President Biden made us a promise, and then kept his word and did what was necessary to bring her home.
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