Russia announced on Saturday that it detained WNBA star and Baylor University graduate Brittney Griner last month, the latest in the quickly worsening relations between the former Soviet power and the United States.
Brittney Griner, of the United States Women's Basketball team, during the gold-medal match against Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Saitama, Japan on Aug. 8, 2021., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
The WNBA could not be reached Saturday and neither could Griner’s family. But her agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas,The agent added: “As this is an ongoing legal matter, we are not able to comment further on the specifics of her case but can confirm that as we work to get her home, her mental and physical health remain our primary concern."
“Whenever a U.S. citizen is arrested overseas, we stand ready to provide all appropriate consular services,” a spokesperson wrote in a statement. They cited concerns about whether Griner actually committed the crimes of which she stands accused. Even if she did, experts said, the relatively minor drug offenses hardly called for a 10-year sentence. It was not clear what law would justify that potential sentence; Russia’s criminal justice system, much like China’s, is very opaque.Richard Stoll,
From the perspective of Russian officials, he said, “it's like, well, it's unfortunate for this person, but this is a card we can play against the United States.”
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