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Figure like mr. boot. meanwhile, all of this comes at a time of extremely heightened tensions between russia and the u.s. as the war in ukraine rages on. the ongoing detainment of brittney griner in russia is where we start the hour with something our most favorite reporters and friends. michael crowley is here, his byline is on that "times" reporting. also joining us, "wall street journal" moscow bureau chief ann simmons and tom firestone is here served as a resident legal advisor at the u.s. embassy in moscow and was a former u.s. district attorney for the eastern direct of new york. you can...
Immediate peril if you think that it may put americans who are out traveling around the world right now at risk of being arrested or abducted by russia or iran or any other country that says, hey, we can get people out of jail, or we can get some assets unfrozen. and this is what the white house is wrestling with right now, and it's excruciating. >> michael crowley, ann simmons, tom firestone, it's an excruciating human experience. i appreciate all your reporting and expertise on the topic. thank you so much for starting us off this hour. when we come back, another brutal attack by russia on...
Little bit more complicated. we just don't know. these negotiations are conducted in conditions of the highest confidentiality. they have to be so it's hard to say what's going on in terms of the negotiations right now. >> tom, are the russians -- is it part of the russia playbook to simply target and arrest and deta somebody like brittney griner for the express purpose of getting back some of their most heinous convicted criminals? >> well, we have seen cases in the past where the russians have apparently set people up for whatever kinds of bargaining leverage. what -- again, we don't know th...
The u.s. government, u.s. officials in moscow have expressed frustration that they haven't always had the opportunity to have the type of access they want to ms. griner. so, it is a difficult situation. not all journalists were allowed into the courtroom today, for example. there were lots of journalists who turned up at the court, but they were mainly russian journalists who were allowed in, and the reason given is that it's a very small courtroom, as a courthouse on the outskirts of moscow. >> tom, while ann was talking, we flashed a headline that says this, in the associated press. "fewer t...