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Reacting to WNBA star Brittney Griner being detained in Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the U.S. will «provide every possible assistance» to citizens who are being held in foreign countries.
By Wayne Sterling and Emma Tucker, CNN
The American Conservative Union senior fellow says that Vladimir Putin is attempting to punish the U.S. for their involvement with Ukraine.
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has been in custody in Russia for at least a week in the wake of officials at Moscow airport finding what they said was cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage.
US basketball authorities said Saturday that an American star basketball player being held in Moscow on narcotics charges is two-time Olympic champion Brittney Griner.
WNBA side Phoenix Mercury say they are concerned for Brittney Griner's «safety, physical and mental health» after the centre was detained in Russia on charges of drug smuggling.
Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time WNBA All-Star, is in custody in Russia after vape cartridges containing hashish oil were found in her luggage at the Sheremetyevo Airport, just outside Moscow.
La jugadora Brittney Griner lleva detenida en Moscú desde el mes pasado, cuando al regresar desde Nueva York un perro de la policía del aeropuerto alertó de la presencia de una posible sustancia prohibida en su equipaje. Al abrirlo descubrieron un vaporizador y aceite de cannabis, el cual es ilegal en el país ruso. La jugadora se puede enfrentar a una pena de prisión de entre 5 y 10 años.