DEVELOPING: Fmr. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson plans to travel to Russia for talks aimed at freeing Brittney Griner. He played a role in a deal that saw Russia release U.S. Marine Trevor Reed after nearly two and a half years in captivity. abc15
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is planning to travel to Russia in the near future for talks aimed at finding a deal to free the detained WNBA star Brittney Griner, a source with knowledge of the proposed trip told ABC News.
Richardson’s office did not confirm the potential visit, telling ABC News “we are unable to comment on this at the moment.” This week, Griner told a Moscow court she would like to plead guilty to the charges, saying she had brought the vape cartridges into Russia unintentionally, explaining she had not meant to leave them in her bag.
“NSC leadership are in touch with Bill Richardson. We appreciate his commitment to getting Americans home and are pursuing the release of Brittney and Paul through government channels,” NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement. His team represented Trevor Reed’s family and spent months engaged in shuttle diplomacy trying to outline a possible deal to free him.
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