A spokesperson for Russian leader Vladimir Putin said WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention was not about "being a hostage," seemingly in response to the State Department’s position that she is being wrongfully detained in Russia.
“It’s not about being a hostage. There are lots of American citizens here. They’re enjoying their freedoms … but you have to obey the laws,” Dmitry Peskov told NBC News senior international correspondent Keir Simmons in an exclusive interview.
