U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Wednesday that returning Brittney Griner home from a Russian prison was among his top priorities. Blinken addressed Griner’s detention in a meeting with LGBTQ reporters at the State Department, according to the Huffington Post . The first thing is to make a determination about whether any individual is being unjustly detained... And that’s what we did in the case of Brittney Griner." INDIANAPOLIS, IN - SEPTEMBER 04: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury is seen during the game against the Indiana Fever at Indiana Farmers Coliseum on September 4, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. "Today's extension is just further reinforcement that Brittney Griner - an Olympian and an American citizen - is being used as a political pawn," Kagawa-Colas tweeted.

Source: Fox News June 16, 2022 20:27 UTC