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Dmitry Peskov says Brittney Griner is not a hostage

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WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, 31, was arrested at Moscow airport on February 18 for allegedly bringing vape cartridges containing hash oil – which is illegal in Russia – into the country.

Dmitry Peskov – the press secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin – told NBC this week he “would strongly disagree” with the US State Department’s classification of Brittney Griner as “wrongfully detained.”

“We can not call her a hostage,” Peskov told the outlet. “She violated Russian law, and now she’s being prosecuted.”

“Why should we make an exemption for a foreign citizen?” Peskov said.

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