After the United States and Russia decided to swap prisoner, Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout came across each other on the runway of an airport in the United Arab Emirates. and the entire event was recorded on video
On Thursday afternoon, the TASS, a state-run Russian media organisation, released the video. Griner can be seen in the video going alongside officials outside of private planes while donning a red jacket. prior to speaking with Bout.
Brittney Griner And Viktor Bout Prisoner Swap In The UAE Was captured On Camera, Video Goes Viral
Watch the swapping video below.
Once they were within a few feet of one another, the males in the video all shook hands. As the WNBA star appeared to move approach the arms dealer, the camera shut off, making it unclear if Griner and Bout followed suit.
It’s evident in the video that Griner’s distinctive dreadlocks have been removed. Her hair was still long when we last saw her, which was at a court hearing in late October. Additional video made available on Thursday reveals Griner was in a terrific mood following the completion of the deal between the two nations. expressing her “pleasant” and “happy” feelings to someone on a plane.
Why was the WNBA star arrested?
According to NBC News, the basketball player was detained at Sheremetyevo Airport south of Moscow after the Russian Federal Customs Service allegedly discovered cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. On August 4, after her trial had begun in July, she submitted a plea of guilty. Later, she received a nine-year prison sentence.
Since February, Griner had been held in Russia on suspicion of bringing hashish oil into a Moscow airport in her luggage. She was imprisoned for 294 days before being released on December 8.
Cherelle could not hold her emotions.
Brittney’s wife Cherelle Griner expressed her happiness that her wife was returning home on Thursday morning at the White House. She made the following statement at the press conference that took place after the President announced Brittney’s release: “As we celebrate BG being home, we do understand that there are still people out there who are going through what I went through the last nine months of greatly missing my loved ones.”
She also conveyed her gratitude to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and everyone else who contributed to her wife’s return.