“Diplomacy is still working': Trevor Reed's release from imprisonment in Russia shines a spotlight on fellow Texan and WNBA star Brittney Griner.
“They have no qualms about snatching Americans under the guise of alleged crimes and then using them as bargaining chips,” Whitmore said.
NBC 5's Brian Curtis speaks with Kay Bailey Hutchison, former U.S. Senator and former UN Ambassador to NATO, on the prisoner swap that released North Texas Marine veteran Trevor Reed and what the deal says about U.S.-Russia relations. Whitmore believes Russia will try to use Griner as collateral for the exchange of a Russian prisoner detained in the U.S.Despite tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the war in Ukraine, Whitmore says Reed's release gives him hope that Griner could come home.Wednesday, a State Department official called Griner's case a"top priority." Last month, Griner's detention was extended to May 19, when another court hearing could be held.
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