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TOP U. S. DIPLOMAT SPEAKS WITH GRINER’S WIFE

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Brittney Griner’s wife, assuring her that securing the release of the U.S. professional basketball player detained in Russia is a top priority for the Biden administration, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport allegedly in possession of cannabis-infused vaporizer cartridges. The Russian customs service said at the time that the alleged offence could carry a prison term of five to 10 years. The U.S. State Department this month said the 31-year-old was wrongfully detained and has assigned diplomats to work for her release.

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