Griner "afraid" she'll serve entire Russian prison sentence, lawyer says

What they're saying: “She is not yet absolutely convinced that America will be able to take her home,” Boykov said.

• “She is very worried about what the price of that will be, and she is afraid that she will have to serve the whole sentence here in Russia.”
• “She has not been in as good condition as I could sometimes find her in,” he added of Griner's emotional struggles.

The big picture: U.S. officials maintain that Griner — who has been held in Russia since February — has been "wrongfully detained."

• Russia confirmed in August that it was negotiating with the U.S. about a potential prisoner exchange.
• "Not with Putin," President Biden said Wednesday when asked if there had been any progress on a potential meeting with the Russian president to discuss Griner's case, per a White House pool report.
• Griner's spouse, Cherelle Griner, said in an interview earlier this month that Griner had suffered to "the max."