Brittney Griner is still 'wrongfully detained' in the eyes of the U.S. State Department, spokesman Ned Price said during a briefing on Monday.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!the WNBA superstar’s statusPrice was asked about Griner and the potential of a prisoner swap with Russia, which may involve Viktor Bout and another American held in"No element of this trial changes our judgment that Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained and should be released immediately," Price said.
"We are in communication with the Russians on this matter, and we encourage them to pursue this constructively." The 31-year-old was arrested in February in Russia. She was returning to her Russian basketball team, UMMC Ekaterinburg, after there was a pause in the season for international play. She has been held in the country ever since.WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner stands in a cage in a courtroom prior to a hearing in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.
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