Brittney Griner’s location has finally been revealed after two weeks since her transfer process began on November 9. Griner will be staying at a penal colony located in the Mordovian region of Russia. The colony is situated around 300 miles southeast of Moscow. The legal team of Brittney Griner paid her a visit earlier this week. Subsequently, her attorneys revealed a huge seven-word message hours after her current location was made public. The hopeful message will be a sigh of relief for BG’s fans who have supported her every step of the way.

Brittney Griner will be serving her nine-year sentence in a female penal colony IK-2 in the remote village of Yavas, Mordovia. Incidentally, US marine Paul Whelan is in a men’s penal colony in the same region.

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Meanwhile, BG’s lawyers Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov issued a statement after they visited the Mordovian penal colony. They finally met with the WNBA star after weeks of isolation.

Brittney Griner is holding up in tough circumstances

Griner’s attorneys confirmed that she had begun serving her sentence at IK-2 in Mordovia. A statement from the Phoenix Mercury center revealed that she was trying to stay strong and learn to adapt to the new environment, where conditions are harsh and inhumane. Furthermore, her lawyers said that Brittney Griner was “doing as well as could be expected.”

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Meanwhile, BG’s attorneys refrained from disclosing further details considering the fact that she was dealing with very challenging times. Nevertheless, the updates about Griner’s current state would be a sigh of relief for her loved ones and supporters.

BG has received no relief from the Russian legal system. Hence, all hopes for Griner’s freedom now lie in the prisoner swap deal proposed by the US State Department earlier in July.

Russia finally responds to prisoner swap offer

Recently, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, gave a positive response to the prisoner swap deal. The Russian official suggested that the Kremlin was interested in bringing Viktor Bout back home. The Biden Administration had proposed to release the convicted arms dealer in exchange for Griner and Whelan.

Mr. Ryabkov stated that Bout was among the entities who are under consideration for the prisoner swap deal. He added that the negotiations are ongoing even though a deal is yet to be made.

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Thus, it seems like Griner has finally received some hope as she prepares herself for a tough journey ahead.