Comment on Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia Extended Until at Least July 3

Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia Extended Until at Least July 3

MOSCOW — WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state-run news agency Tass reported Tuesday. The 31-year-old American basketball player has been held in Russia on drug-smuggling accusations since February. The U.S. Department of State last month reclassified her as wrongfully detained. The Khimki district court of the Moscow region extended Griner’s detention for a third time, according to the Tass report, which also cited a top Russian diplomat as saying that Moscow will not consider including Griner in a detainee swap “until a court investigation into her case is completed.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Read More: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Addresses Brittney Griner Arrest Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, according to Tass, was responding to US media reports that the Biden administration had offered to exchange convicted arms trader Viktor Bout for Griner.

 

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