Brittany Griner is moving back to America, where she owns a 3,000-square-foot estate in sunny Arizona.
when she gets there, after an evaluation The WNBA star’s home will be a far cry from where she was imprisoned — at a Russian penal colony known for harsh conditions, at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas.
Griner’s property, located in Phoenix, was newly built in 2018 when she bought it for $475,000, a record obtained by The Post shows.
Features include an open entryway that leads to a den, living and formal dining areas and a gourmet kitchen with an upgraded granite island, the previous listing said.
Today, the home is appraised at approximately $900,000.
Newly released photos of Griner living in the all-female penal colony show her most recent reality, which includes a child-sized twin bed for her to sleep in. With a height of 6’9″, it is unlikely that he sleeps comfortably.
Griner served less than 10 months of a nine-year prison sentence for smuggling cartridges containing cannabis oil that were discovered in his bag at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport earlier this year.
32 year old exchanged for “The Merchant of Death” for arms dealer Victor Bout, who served 10 of his 20-year prison sentence in the US.
“She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home,” President Joe Biden said in remarks from the White House before 9 a.m. today, where he was joined by Griner’s wife, Cheryl. According to senior White House officials, the two spoke over the phone from the Phoenix Mercury Center.
“After being unjustly detained in Russia and held in intolerable conditions for months, she is on her way home,” Biden said. “Britney will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones and she should have always been there. It is a day we have long worked for. We will never stop pushing for her release”
The kitchen comes with granite countertops.
One of the four bedrooms.
Primary attached bathroom.
The exchange took place in the United Arab Emirates.
In a joint statement, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed mediated the deal.
“The success of the mediation efforts was a reflection of the mutual and solid friendship between their two countries and the United States and the Russian Federation,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, the Biden administration has received backlash for failing to bring Paul Whelan home as well. Whelan, who served in the United States Marine Corps, served four of his 16-year prison sentence in Russia on charges that he was an American spy.
Biden insisted Thursday that the swap “is not a substitute for which American to bring home.”
“We have not forgotten about Paul Whelan. We will continue to negotiate in good faith for Paul’s release.
Whalen shot back adding that he was “disappointed” the Biden administration did more to get him out.
“I am deeply disappointed that more has not been done to secure my release, especially as the four-year anniversary of my arrest approaches.” Whalen, 53, told CNN In an interview from the penal colony where he is being held.
“I was arrested for a crime that never happened,” Whalen added. “I don’t understand why I’m still sitting here.”
His parents, Edward and Rosemary Whelan, now in their 80s, own a 3-acre home in Manchester, Michigan, which they bought in the 1990s.