Russian diplomacy denounced Thursday the “public hype” of American leaders on the case of basketball player Brittney Griner, tried and detained in Russia for drug trafficking, a file which Joe Biden has made a “priority”.
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The public hype that contemporary politicians are so fond of can only be embarrassing in this concrete case.
Not only does this constitute a distraction, but it also interferes with the case
,” according to Russian agencies, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
