griner s situation. with regard to the individual you mentioned there s only so much i can say given privacy considerations at this point. let me just say more generally whenever an american is detained anywhere in the world we, of course, stand ready to provide every possible assistance. much about this case, however, remains unclear. news of griner s it tension only arrived on saturday when russia s federal ust canms service said an unnamed female basketball player had been arrested at an airport near plus cow in february. a russian news agency later identified the u.s. citizen as griner. a custom service claimed griner was carrying vape cartridges containing oil in her leggage. as a result she could be facing a jail sentence of up to ten