The embassy wasn't staffed to patch the call, so the State Department regrets preventing a call from the basketball player who has been jailed in Russia on drug charges for four years.
The Dallas Wings are going to play in Florida in 2020.
The Associated Press has learned that the Phoenix Mercury star tried to call her 11 times on Saturday after obtaining Russian permission.
A state spokesman told Forbes that the Griners were unable to speak because of alogistical error, but did not say if a new call would be made.
Imagine the feelings of loss. It took 123 days for her to hear her voice. Hope is held out for a call. Lindsay Kagawa Colas said that she finally got that call. Every time I think of it, my heart breaks into pieces, but it's nothing compared to what she and her family are going through.
When she entered the country to play for the WNBA during the off-season, her luggage was found to have drugs in it. The US considers her to have been wrongly held. Her pre- trial detainer was extended last week. Several lawmakers and prominent people have called on President Joe Biden to get Griner's release.
The spokesman for the Kremlin said that the person cannot be called a hostage.
After being held for a third time, the Kremlin insists are not a hostage.
According to a report by Forbes, the Russian jail ofBrittney Griner will be extended through July.
The basketball player called on the vice president to bring the gymnast home from Russia.
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