The wife of WNBA star and Russian captive Brittney Griner says that she and Griner's team are tirelessly working to get the basketball star home after the celebrated Olympian was detained at a Russian airport at least three weeks ago for reportedly having a cannabis-filled vape pen on her person.
The longer Griner spends incarcerated in Russia, the longer fears continue to grow over the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin will use the WNBA star as a "high-profile hostage," the Daily Mail reported on Sunday.
Wife Cherelle Griner on Saturday night shared an update on Instagram, writing, "I love my wife wholeheartedly, so this message comes during one of the weakest moments of my life. I understand that many of you have grown to love BG over the years and have concerns and want details. Please honor our privacy as we continue to work on getting my wife home safely."
Your prayers, and support," she added, "are greatly appreciated."
According to the report, Eveyln Farkas, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia and Ukraine, said that she fears Russia may use Griner as a "high-profile hostage," and noted that if the U.S. wants Griner out of jail, "Russia is going to have some terms."
"It could be a prisoner swap," she added. "They could also use it as an implicit threat or blackmail to get us to do something or not do something. Either way, they find it useful."
Griner's agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, told the outlet that the basketball star's team is in "close contact with her, her legal representation in Russia, her family, her fears, and the WNBA and NBA."
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Source: The Blaze
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