American basketball star Brittney Griner, who is considered by the U.S. government to be “wrongfully detained”, is suggested to not be described as a “hostage” in Russia, according to a Russian official that spoke with NBC News.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed these comments in an exclusive interview with Keir Simmons, publi
Russian authorities made reports that Griner was found in possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. The U.S. State Department has considered Griner to be “wrongfully detained,” and the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs is currently involved in her case.
“The U.S. government is now approaching this as a hostage situation,” Simmons said in a publi
Peskov continued that Griner “violated Russian law and now