State Department officials met Monday with members of Brittney Griner's WNBA team about the Phoenix Mercury star's monthslong detention in Russia and the Biden administration's efforts to secure her release.
WASHINGTON — State Department officials met Monday with members of Brittney Griner's WNBA team about the Phoenix MercuryThe State Department confirmed the meeting, which involved officials from its specialized office that advocates for hostages and wrongfully detained Americans.
Griner was detained on Feb. 17 at an airport in Russia after authorities there said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing a cannabis derivative. In May, the State Department reclassified Griner as wrongfully detained and transferred oversight of her case to the State Department Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, or SPEHA.
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