How Brittney Griner Became a Political Pawn

The Daily

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🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Brittney Griner, the American W.N.B.A. star who has been detained in Russia since February, recently sent a letter to President Biden. “I’m terrified I might be here forever,” she wrote. The White House vowed to use “every tool” to bring Ms. Griner back to the United States, but organizing her release is a tricky proposition, complicated not least by Washington’s break with Moscow over the war in Ukraine. Guest: Michael Crowley, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	I'm Elise Hugh.
0:01.4	And I'm Josh Klein.
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0:32.2	From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernici.
0:35.3	This is The Daily.
0:43.0	Over the past several weeks, calls for the release of Brittany Griner, the American basketball
0:48.4	star who was arrested in Russia, have grown louder.
0:52.3	Coming from her family, enter fans, and even from the U.S. Congress.
0:58.4	Today, my colleague Michael Crowley, on the risks that mounting pressure brings both for
1:06.4	Brittany Griner and for U.S. foreign policy.
1:17.6	It's Wednesday, July 6th.
1:26.8	So Michael, you've been covering the case of Brittany Griner, the American athlete who
1:32.2	was arrested in Russia in February.
1:35.6	Let's start with the basics.
1:37.2	Who is Brittany Griner?
1:39.0	And how did she get detained?
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