On February 17, this year, a new wave originated across the United States after the WNBA star Brittney Griner got arrested in Russia for drug charges. A major turnaround to this case happened recently after Kremlin decided to release the athlete. But a few celebrities like Micah Parsons criticized the higher authorities for disregarding army veterans suffering in Russian prisons for years.

After several months of negotiations, the White House and Kremlin reached a mutual agreement of a one-for-one prisoner swap on Griner’s case. In exchange for the WNBA star, Russia demanded the release of arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Although this news caught headlines pretty soon in bold capital letters, former US Marine Paul Whelan’s family wasn’t able to assimilate this update because the veteran was imprisoned in a foreign country for years after getting caught in 2018.

Well, the government published its official statement. “She’s safe, she’s on a plane,” President Biden said at the White House, announcing the exchange.“She’s on her way home. Brittney will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones, and she should have been there all along. This is a day we’ve worked toward for a long time. We never stopped pushing for her release.” he added.

The 33-year-old has remained a hot subject since the day, she got into Russian custody. The government vowed to take every possible step, and certainly, they were successful in getting her out; however, losing their leverage to negotiate for Paul Whelan.

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He was sentenced to 16 years slapping him with the charges of espionage, something that he denied in the first place. His family welcomed Griner’s release but expressed displeasure for no result on Whelan’s situation. Surprisingly, the Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons from the NFL world reacted to this update and criticized the government for leaving a US Marine on foreign soil.

Here’s how the fans reacted to Micah Parsons and his take

As soon as the news went out, it spread like a wildfire, with celebrities across the fraternities spitting their opinion. Meanwhile, one of the eye-catching reactions was Parsons’ who fuelled Whelan’s release campaign. “Wait Nah!! We left a marine?!! Hell Nah,” he wrote on Twitter, reacting to the Griner’s release.

Meanwhile, a few fans supported the linebacker.

President Joe Biden affirmed that Whelan and Griner’s situation was handled differently by the Russian government. Meanwhile, it is a growing story, and further updates on this matter are yet to arrive.

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