A prisoner exchange resulted in the release of the basketball player.
Roger Carstens was one of the US government officials.
To get to know her was what the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs was able to do.
The American basketball player returned to the United States after being held in Russia for over a year.
President Joe Biden and his administration agreed to a prisoner swap that resulted in the release of the female basketball player. The 6-foot-9 Phoenix Mercury center and the "Merchant of Death" crossed paths on a tarmac in the United Arab Emirates, where US government officials ushered the "Merchant of Death" onto a private plane.
Biden's special presidential envoy for hostage affairs was among those greeting the Texas native on the plane. In an interview with CNN over the weekend, Carstens said he was impressed with the personality and demeanor of Griner.
She might have spent 12 hours just talking on the flight. I was left with the impression that this is an intelligent, passionate, compassionate, humble, interesting person, but above all, authentic.
I don't like the fact that I had to meet her in this way, but I am happy that I got to know her.
Carstens was in Abu Dhabi for the first time. On behalf of the President of the United States Joe Biden and the Secretary of State Antony Blinken, he said, he was here to take you home.
The interaction made everyone realize that the prisoner exchange was going to happen. After moving past the "choreography" to get her on the plane, Carstens gave her the chance to take a seat.
She didn't want anything like that.
I asked Britney if she had been through a lot over the last 10 months. Please feel free to relax. "'We'll give you your space. She said that she had been in prison for 10 months. I would like to speak. First of all, who are these people?
She looked at every member of the crew and asked about them, making a personal connection with them. It was incredible.
He didn't want to reveal any details about her time in Russia so as not to steal her thunder.
Lindsay Kagawa Colas, the agent for the eight-time All-Star's, said that she will probably release a statement this week. Carstens wanted the public to be patient as the Houston native decided what to share.
He said it was her story to tell.
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