Russian President Putin’s top spokesperson gave no indication that WNBA star Brittney Griner will be released soon.
will be released soon by Russian authorities who say they found hashish oil in her luggage.
Griner, he said, was no different from “hundreds and hundreds of Russian citizens that were sentenced for carrying hashish.”detained in February after she landed in Moscow; authorities said Peskov was interviewed in Moscow, where the government is cracking down on journalists and limiting what reporters can say under threat of imprisonment.” and transferred oversight of her case to the State Department Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
Asked why Russia didn’t refuse Griner entry or hasn’t just sent her home, Peskov said he couldn’t comment on Russian law enforcement’s decision.Griner was in Russia to play in the country’s professional league during the WNBA’s offseason, and her detention has been extended three times.
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