NBA Hall of Famer dennisrodman reverses course, won’t go to Russia to seek Brittney Griner’s release
Rodman, who has a history of conducting informal diplomacy with North Korea on the United States’s behalf, is less familiar with Russian negotiations. Yet in his previous travels to Russia, Rodman has called Russian President Vladimir Putin “cool.”Over the weekend, Rodman said he “got permission to go to Russia to help that girl,” referring to Griner. In speaking with NBC, Rodman said he would go this week.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price told ABC News on Monday that if Rodman did travel to Russia, then “he would not be traveling on behalf of the U.S. government."
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