This might get ugly. Theme of the article set aside, that tidbit included from the NY Times is scary.
How low WNBA salaries led to an American basketball superstar's detainment in Russia (msn.com)
According to The New York Times, Griner's arrest could be linked to a Russian effort "to create leverage for a potential prisoner exchange with the American government or a reduction in sanctions related to the [Ukraine] invasion." In the past, the Times' Jonathan Abrams continues in that same article, "Russia has been detaining and sentencing American citizens on what United States officials often say are trumped-up charges."