The video released shows Griner entering a van and then a plane on the tarmac, where she is seen smiling as she speaks with a man through an interpreter, KSAT reports.
on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.President Joe Biden said efforts to bring Griner home took “painstaking and intense negotiations.”, a spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. She will be taken to Brooke Army Medical Center for a routine medical evaluation.
The video released Thursday afternoon shows Griner entering a van and then a plane on the tarmac, where she is seen smiling as she speaks with a man through an interpreter,“Do you know where you’re heading to?” the interpreter asks.The interpreter then says, “Everything is going to be fine,” and Griner nods her head and smiles, the video shows.
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