WASHINGTON, Jun 21 The White House said the State Department is working on to correct the “regrettable mistake” that disrupted a telephone conversation between basketball player Brittney Griner, who was arrested in Russia, and her wife in the United States. but there was allegedly no employee there to take the call. «It was an unfortunate mistake, and the State Department is working to fix it as soon as possible,» White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. It was supposed to be the first phone call spouses in the four months since Greiner's arrest in Russia. It was prepared for their wedding anniversary. The State Department explained the incident as a «logistical error.» According to Sherell Greiner, «someone from the government» called her to apologize. Greiner was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport in February after «vapes» with drug-containing «hash oil» were found in her hand luggage. The American is now facing five to ten years in prison in a criminal case of drug smuggling. Greiner is one of the most titled basketball players in the world. She was a two-time Olympian and a two-time world champion with Team USA, and the 2014 Women's National Basketball Association champion with Phoenix. Before her arrest, she played for the UMMC team from Yekaterinburg.
