WASHINGTON — Professional basketball star Brittney Griner made a direct plea to President Biden to work toward the release of her and other Americans detained abroad, in a handwritten letter delivered to the White House Monday.
“As I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey or other achievements, I am terrified that I will be here forever,” Ms Griner wrote, according to to extracts from her agent.