{"id":523992,"date":"2022-12-09T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T10:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brittney-griner-lands-back-in-the-us-after-viktor-bout-exchange\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T13:43:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T10:43:50","slug":"brittney-griner-lands-back-in-the-us-after-viktor-bout-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brittney-griner-lands-back-in-the-us-after-viktor-bout-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brittney Griner lands back in the US after Viktor Bout exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3577d042dec\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3577d042dec\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brittney-griner-lands-back-in-the-us-after-viktor-bout-exchange\/#%E2%80%9CBrittney_Griner_lands_back_in_the_US_after_Viktor_Bout_exchange%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Brittney Griner lands back in the US after Viktor Bout exchange&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBrittney_Griner_lands_back_in_the_US_after_Viktor_Bout_exchange%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Brittney Griner lands back in the US after Viktor Bout exchange&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>SAN ANTONIO, Texas \u2014 Brittney Griner is back on US soil. <\/p>\n<p>The WNBA star landed in San Antonio\u2019s Kelly Field Air Force Base around 5:40 a.m. EST following her release to US officials in a prisoner swap for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Griner and three other people were seen getting off the Gulfstream G550 corporate jet, which landed at Kelly Field after a flight from the United Arab Emirates via Manchester in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The athlete was wearing basketball shoes, leggings and a hat as she emerged from the plane.<\/p>\n<p>After arriving in her home state, Griner, who spent 10 months in a Russian women\u2019s prison, was expected to undergo an extensive physical and mental medical evaluation at Brooke Army Medical Center, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/news\/local\/wnba-star-griner-san-antonio-russian-detention-brooke-army-medical-center\/273-e8341615-21a6-41e0-aa93-bafb82bc5253\">KENS5 reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ralph Riviello, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/news\/local\/wnba-star-griner-san-antonio-russian-detention-brooke-army-medical-center\/273-e8341615-21a6-41e0-aa93-bafb82bc5253\"> <\/a>that doctors will look for anemia, electrolyte imbalances and infections she may be suffering from. Medical professionals will also identify any injuries she may have sustained while she was incarcerated.<\/p>\n<p>Within a few days, Dr. Riviello said a \u201cmulti-disciplinary team\u201d will likely conduct a deeper assessment of Griner\u2019s experience locked up abroad.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-back-us-1.jpg?w=732\" alt=\"Brittney Griner deplanes in San Antonio Friday morning.\" class=\"wp-image-24953682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-back-us-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1464 1464w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-back-us-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1098 1098w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-back-us-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=732 732w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-back-us-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=366 366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-back-us-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\"\/><figcaption>Brittney Griner deplanes in San Antonio Friday morning.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c(They would seek) more details about what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened to them during their incarceration and what they may have endured. Was there any physical violence? Was there any torture? Was there psychological torture or manipulation?\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the US is ready to provide Griner whatever she needs, if she requests it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe may seek the assistance that the US is going to provide, and we are going to make all of that available to her. How long she takes advantage of that assistance, that is a question for Brittney Griner, it is a question for Cherelle. But it is going to be an ongoing conversation we have with them,\u201d Price said on MSNBC<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/newspress-collage-24952612-1670565263572.jpg?1670547355&amp;w=1024&amp;1670547355\" alt=\"The exterior of The Brooke Army Medical Center where Brittney Griner will receive medical treatment when she arrives back to the US.\" class=\"wp-image-24952983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/newspress-collage-24952612-1670565263572.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1670547547&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/newspress-collage-24952612-1670565263572.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1670547547 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/newspress-collage-24952612-1670565263572.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1670547547&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The exterior of The Brooke Army Medical Center where Brittney Griner will receive medical treatment when she arrives back to the US.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 32-year-old Phoenix Mercury center was detained at a Moscow airport in February for carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, which is banned in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>She was arrested just one week before Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, leading to speculation she was kept as a pawn to use as leverage against the US.<\/p>\n<p>Griner, who claimed she had accidentally packed the cannabis oil in her luggage, pleaded guilty to drug charges and was sentenced to nine years in a forced labor camp in Mordovia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-402.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The exchange of Griner and Viktor Bout took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.\" class=\"wp-image-24952973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-402.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-402.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-402.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The exchange of Griner and Viktor Bout took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Photos released by Russian News Agency TASS, revealed the tiny cot the 6-foot-9, eight-time all star was forced to sleep in for months at Women\u2019s Penal Colony No 2 in Mordovia, Russia while US officials scrambled to negotiate her return home.<\/p>\n<p>Griner can be seen wearing green prisoner clothes in her shortly cropped her \u2014 making her hardly recognizable beside her towering frame. Other photos show the dreary meals she was forced to eat and the basketball player going to work.<\/p>\n<p>Following her medical evaluation Griner will return to her 3,000-square-foot property in Arizona, where she will have plenty of time and space to stretch out.<\/p>\n<p>Critics<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1b_znA_xuhJ7mgmbgGF69ZZ_IzYQJMlUbYsfGYB_lXxo\/edit\"> blasted the government\u2019s decision<\/a> to swap Griner for Bout \u2014 an international arms dealer also known as the \u201cAngel of Death.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-403.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brittney Griner on her flight out of Russia landed back in the US early Friday morning.\" class=\"wp-image-24952974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-403.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-403.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-403.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brittney Griner on her flight to the US landed in San Antonio early Friday morning.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-401.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Viktor Bout, the Russian man released by the US in exchange for Griner on Thursday.\" class=\"wp-image-24952972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-401.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-401.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/griner-lands-in-usa-401.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Viktor Bout, the Russian man released by the US in exchange for Griner on Thursday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bout was convicted in 2011 for conspiring to kill Americans, among other charges, by supplying weapons to the FARC narco-terror group based in Colombia. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Left out of the deal were Paul Whelan \u2014 an ex-marine who has been held in Russia for nearly four years on espionage charges. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the US tried to negotiate for Whelan, but the Russians wouldn\u2019t budge.<\/p>\n<p>Whelan\u2019s family supported the deal to bring Griner home, calling it \u201cthe right decision\u201d rather than wait for another opportunity that may never come.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Fogel, who like Griner was arrested with a small amount of marijuana in his luggage, also remains incarcerated in Russia serving a 14-year sentence.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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