布兰妮·格里纳亲自联系了乔·拜登总统，敦促他帮助她脱离俄罗斯的监管据她的代表称。
格林纳的一封亲笔信于周一被送到白宫，其中部分内容被公开。在信中，她表示担心自己会被“永远”关押在俄罗斯。
格林纳在给总统的信中写道:“当我坐在俄罗斯的监狱里，独自思考，没有妻子、家人、朋友、奥运球衣或任何成就的保护，我害怕我可能会永远待在这里。”
2月17日，这位《WNBA明星》在俄罗斯谢列梅捷沃国际机场被拘留，因为他被指控携带含有印度大麻油的vape子弹，这在俄罗斯是非法的。
“想到我通常是如何庆祝(7月4日)的，我很难过，因为今年自由对我来说意味着完全不同的东西，”她写道。
上周五是格林纳审判的第一天。据ABC新闻报道，她亲自出现在莫斯科郊区希姆基的法庭上。她在俄罗斯的拘留被延长至12月20日，这是她审判的预期时间。
格林纳的家人和朋友呼吁释放凤凰水星星，并呼吁拜登政府采取行动。
“我只是不断听说，你知道，他有权力。她是一个政治棋子，”格林纳的妻子，Cherelle Griner告诉美国广播公司新闻的罗宾·罗伯茨五月。“所以，如果他们拘留她是因为他们想让你做什么，那么我希望你去做。”
在周一的信中，这位篮球明星要求拜登不要忘记她和其他在该国的美国被拘留者，并努力将他们带回美国
“我仍然有很多好事要做，我的自由，你可以帮助恢复。我想念我的妻子!我想念我的家人!我想念我的队友!知道他们现在遭受这么多痛苦，我很难过。我很感激你在这个时候能做任何事情让我回家，”她说。
不知道拜登是否读过这封信，但国家安全委员会发言人阿德里安娜·沃森在美国广播公司新闻获得的一份声明中说，总统“很清楚”看到所有被错误拘留的海外被拘留者，包括《WNBA星报》被释放。
“美国政府继续积极努力——使用一切可用的手段——将她带回家，”沃森说。
Brittney Griner asks Biden to help get her out of Russia in handwritten letter
Brittney Griner personally reached out to President Joe Biden, urging him tohelp get her out of Russian custody, according to her representatives.
A handwritten letter from Griner, portions of which were made public, was delivered to the White House on Monday. In it, she expressed fears she will be held in Russia "forever."
"As 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," Griner wrote to the president.
On Feb. 17, the WNBA star was detained at Russia's Sheremetyevo International Airport after being accused of having vape cartridges containing hashish oil, which is illegal in the country.
"It hurts thinking about how I usually celebrate [the Fourth of July] because freedom means something completely different to me this year," she wrote.
Last Friday marked the first day of Griner's trial. She appeared in person at a courtroom in Khimki, a suburb of Moscow, ABC News reported. Her detention in Russia was extended to Dec. 20, the expected length of her trial.
Griner's family and friends have called for the Phoenix Mercury star to be released and for the Biden administration to act.
"I just keep hearing that, you know, he has the power. She's a political pawn," Griner's wife,Cherelle Griner, told ABC News' Robin Robertsin May. "So, if they're holding her because they want you to do something, then I want you to do it."
In the Monday letter, the basketball star asked Biden to not forget about her and other American detainees in the country and to work toward bringing them back to the U.S.
"I still have so much good to do with my freedom that you can help restore. I miss my wife! I miss my family! I miss my teammates! It kills me to know they are suffering so much right now. I am grateful for whatever you can do at this moment to get me home," she said.
It's unknown if Biden read the letter, but National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement obtained by ABC News the president "has been clear" about seeing all detainees who are wrongfully detained oversees, including the WNBA star, released.
"The U.S. government continues to work aggressively – using every available means – to bring her home," Watson said.
