'I'm terrified I might be here forever.' WNBA star Brittney Griner, in a handwritten letter to President Biden, said she fears she will be detained in Russia indefinitely and pleaded with the President not to forget about her and other American detainees.
" I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, I'm terrified I might be here forever," she wrote, according to a statement released by the communications company representing the Griner family.It's been 130 days since WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia and her trial is about to start.
An earlier version of this story misspelled the first name of Brittney Griner. CNN's Abby Phillip, Steve Almasy, Homero De la Fuente and Rachel Janfaza contributed to this report.
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