Today, WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from Russian detention

Griner had been wrongfully detained in Russia since February 17, days before Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine

Senator Reverend Warnock: “This is a great moment for Brittney Griner, her wife, the Phoenix Mercury and the entire WNBA family. Thank you to President Biden and his administration for all of their tireless work to bring Brittney home”

Washington D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) celebrated WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release from Russian detention. Griner had been wrongfully detained since February 17, just days before Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. 

“This is a great moment for Brittney Griner, her wife, the Phoenix Mercury and the entire WNBA family. Thank you to President Biden and his administration for all of their tireless work to bring Brittney home,” said Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock.

Senator Warnock has been a vocal advocate in the Senate for Griner’s release, as well as other prisoners in Russia: over the summer, the Senator posed specific questions to Secretary Blinken about the State Department’s plans to return Griner home to the United States. Senator Warnock also joined a group of his colleagues in a resolution calling on the Russian government to immediately release Griner from her wrongful detention; the resolution also expresses support for U.S. citizen Paul Whelan and all prisoners unjustly imprisoned in the Russian Federation.

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