brittney griner

"Heartbreaking to see athletically successful women take this demeaning stance."

"Your letters were also bigger than uplifting me."

"It feels so good to be home!"

"We are going to be relentless in working with Paul Whelan's family, his loved ones, and in turn with the Russians to do everything we can to see this case ...

"I don’t understand why I’m still sitting here.”

"I should have been more educated on the topic."

"This is the worst trade in history."

"Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner."

"We feel compelled to protest the Russian Federation, and President Putin, who’s clearly using an American citizen as a pawn in his war against Ukraine.”

"She’s very afraid about being left and forgotten in Russia, or just completely used to the point of her detriment.”

“Instructions were given to authorized structures to carry out negotiations."

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia was "ready to discuss this topic."

"I want to apologize to my teammates, my club, my fans and the city of (Yekaterinburg) for my mistake that I made and the embarrassment that I brought on them."