because she knew that the czechs wanted to be free to chart their own course in life. it left an indelible impression on her. they finally came to the united states, her dad was a professor at the university of colorado. madeline wound up teaching at my old alma mater georgetown where i think on at least two occasions she was voted by the students as the most outstanding faculty member. but she was far more than an academic, partly because of the agonizing personal experiences she had been through as a child, and she understood clearly that the people caught in the middle between germany and russia didn t want to trade hitler in for stalin, that they wanted to be free to chart their own course. she pursued policies that were consistent with that, not only
winter olympics. the international uproar and outcry over the russian government s handling of those situations with regard to their own olympians makes it even worse that greiner was a former olivian asked for access to americans paul wheeland and trevor reed but it hasn t happened. they were arrested and convicted before the war for crimes they have denied. wolf. brian todd reporting. thank you very much. tonight, nato, nato is preparing to double the number of troops as the eastern alliance keeps a very watchful eye on russian invasion forces in ukraine. let s discuss with retired colonel cedrick layton. thank you so much for joining us. show us where these additional battle groups will be deployed
reporter: state department officials will only say brittney griner is in, quote, good condition, but they re offering virtually no other details. tonight analysts are worrying about her longer-term prospects in russian custody. for the first time since her arrest andism prisonment in russia in mid february, american basketball star brittney griner has been able to meet with a u.s. official. the state department s top spokesman today telling reporters an official from the u.s. embassy in moscow was granted access to greiner. she s doing as well as can be expected under these very difficult circumstances. we ll continue to work very closely with her legal team, with her broader network to see to it that she is treated fairly and that her rights are respected. reporter: u.s. officials are not saying where greiner is being held or providing specific details on the conditions she faces in russian custody. the actual physical conditions of life in a russian prison, it s pretty horrif
happening now, breaking news. breb is in brussels for an emergency nato summit on russia s war against ukraine. the alliance considering new ways to punish vladimir putin s brutality as the u.s. is formally declaring that russia has committed war crimes. also tonight, russia s war of destruction is taking a growing toll on ukrainian cities and on kremlin forces. nato nowest ma estimates 15,000 russian troops have been killed. our correspondents are standing by for cnn s live global war coverage. we re getting powerful new reaction to the death of the first woman to serve as the u.s. secretary of state, madeleine albright. former president bill clinton will join us this hour. we want to welcome our viewers
star brittney griner for the first time since her arrest and i m prisonment in russia. we re going to tell you how she s doing. we have new information. that s coming up next, as our live coverage from brussels continues. and get back t to your rhyth. don t play around with cold and flu u symptoms. having a 5g phone that s not on t-mobile makes as much sense as playing ice hockey. using pool noodles.