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Former Gov. Bill Richardson To CNN's Jake Tapper: Brittney Griner Could Be Free By End Of Year
Sunday, October 9, 2022 - 7:50pm | 555Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson told CNN in an interview on Sunday that he had met with “senior Russian officials, individuals close to President (Vladimir) Putin” during his trip to Moscow in September to help secure the release of WNBA star...
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Former Gov. Bill Richardson In Moscow, Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap Expectations Rise
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 - 12:20pm | 511Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) and a small team traveled to Moscow this week to meet with Russian officials presumably to raise the level of negotiations over WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan. Sources told CNN on Wednesday that...
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Another Famous Athlete Will Go To Moscow For Brittney Griner & Former Gov. Bill Richardson Updates Chris Cuomo On Situation
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - 11:36am | 495Nevada Boxing Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. says he’s willing to personally get involved in the Brittney Griner case and will talk to President Putin himself to get the WNBA star back home. “If I go there, if this doesn’t work, I will go to Mr. Putin myself,” said Jones,...
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Former Gov. Bill Richardson To ABC: Brittney Griner & Paul Whelan Could Be Part Of Two-For-Two Russian Prisoner Swap
Sunday, August 7, 2022 - 1:36pm | 477Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson told ABC’s "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos on Sunday that WNBA superstar star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan might hopefully be released from Russia as part of a "two-for-two" prisoner swap...