"We have made a serious proposal to free American prisoners. We did not see a serious response from the Russian side to our proposal"
The legislation still needs the approval of the upper House and President Putin- introduces an expanded "all ages" anti-LGBTQ propaganda ban
Reuters noted WNBA star in country's Mordovia region
Romas Zabarauskas came out in 2011 at Vilnius Film Festival
WNBA star's lawyers say whereabouts are unknown
"The U.S. government made a significant offer to the Russians to resolve the current unacceptable & wrongful detentions of American citizens"
Brittney Griner is now going to be sitting in a Russian slave labor camp for the next nine years after this appeal was denied
WNBA star convicted of smuggling drugs into country
LGBTQ+ community "has no rights in Russia at the moment" and that the legislation being considered by lawmakers would make things even worse
WNBA star remains in Russian jail after drug smuggling conviction