'We've been in touch with the White House, the State Department, hostage negotiators, every level of government and also through the private sector as well,' Silver told ESPN. They have, however, traded letters 'sporadically' in the time since. Cherelle Griner said the two haven't verbally communicated in over 100 days, as her wife's phone was taken away shortly after she entered police custody. 'One-off visits are not sufficient, and we will continue to call on Moscow to uphold its commitments under the Vienna Convention for consistent and timely access, as well.'īrittney Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, spoke about the situation in a 'Good Morning America' interview on May 25.
'Our message is a clear and simple one - we continue to insist that Russia allow consistent and timely consular access to all U.S. consular officer met with Griner on May 19, and the officer reported Griner was 'continuing to do as well as could be expected under these exceedingly challenging circumstances.' It was the second visit in a week, but Price wants even more access to Griner. According to State Department spokesperson Ned Price, a U.S.
