'Brittney is doing as well as could be expected and trying to stay strong as she adapts to a new environment,' her lawyer said.
Griner was detained in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport for having vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.A Russian courtThe Biden administration has been trying to negotiate her release for months — so far to no avail.
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