Britany grinder was taken into custody at the moscow airport in february customs agents allegedly found vapes with liquid canabis or hash oil in her carrion, which is a legal substance in russia. She actually has not said one way or the other, nor have her representatives. Russia didn't announce it. They kept a very low profile. And then about three weeks later, in early march, a russian customs officials did announce it. In this country. We heard about a thing first in the new york times, that she had been detained. Then there was thi immediate response over here, wait a second. How can one of the world's
A week before Russia invaded Ukraine, it detained WNBA superstar Brittney Griner. Now the United States is turning up the pressure to get her released. ESPN’s T.J. Quinn explains.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and edited by Matt Collette and Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.
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