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U.S. State Department determines Russia has wrongfully detained basketball player Griner

Summary by Ground News
Griner was detained at an airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing traces of cannabis oil. U.S. officials had stopped short of classifying the Phoenix Mercury player as wrongfully detained. Now, they have shifted supervision of her case to a State Department office focused on negotiating for the release of hostages.
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