The White House said earlier this month that there has been no progress in negotiations with Russian officials to release the basketball star.
that he doesn't intend to speak with Putin during the upcoming G20 summit, unless it's concerning Griner's release.
"Look, I have no intention of meeting with him," said Biden."But, for example, if he came to me at the G20 and said, 'I want to talk about the release of Griner,' I would meet with him.", which is known to include barracks surrounded by barbed-wire fencing.
Still, the current conditions of the jail have taken a toll on the basketball player's wellbeing, according to one of her Russian attorneys,Griner is staying in a small cell with two other people who speak English and who are also facing drug-related charges.
Meanwhile, lawyer Alexandr Boykov said that the temperature inside the penal colony where Griner is locked up changes dramatically based on the weather. The lawyer added that Griner is allowed to be outdoors for only one hour every day, which she uses to walk laps around a"small courtyard."
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