Reacting to WNBA star Brittney Griner being detained in Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the U.S. will “provide every possible assistance” to citizens who are being held in foreign countries.
“There’s only so much I can say given the privacy considerations at this point,” Blinken said of Griner. “Whenever an American is detained anywhere in the world, we of course stand ready to provide every possible assistance, and that includes in Russia.”
He added: “We have an embassy team that’s working on the cases of other Americans who are detained in Russia. We’re doing everything we can to see to it that their rights are upheld and respected.”
Blinken made his remarks at a joint news conference with Moldova president Maia Sandu.
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