A U.S. State Department spokesman said that Brittney Griner’s return from Russia remains a “top priority”
In March, Russian state media reported that Griner’s “We are working very closely with her team. Her case is a top priority for us,” State Department spokesman Ned Price. “I can tell you that with the utmost certainty.
“We will continue to pay very close attention to this case, to seek its resolution as we seek the release of Paul Whelan.” Whelan, an American resident and former security executive, has been in custody in Russia since his arrest at a Moscow hotel in December 2018,On Wednesday, Reed, a Marine veteran imprisoned after allegedly endangering the “life and health” of Russian police officers in an altercation, was swapped for a Russian drug trafficker who was serving a lengthy prison sentence in the United States. Reed has
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