US president's conversation with Cherelle Griner follows detained basketball player's personal appeal to White House; spouse 'grateful' for outreach, but will maintain pressure

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, 31, was arrested on February 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team

Dmitry Peskov tells NBC News that Alexander Drueke and Andy Huynh are 'soldiers of fortune,' their cases still being probed

In an effort to deny Beijing the ability to mold a new world order, the Biden administration hopes to convince the international community to confront Chinese expansion

Moscow says counter-move necessary to force US to 'change its behavior,' vows to further retaliate over Western measures following invasion of Ukraine; 26 Canadians also banned

New York Times says intel provided by America included location of Russia's mobile military HQ, was used against 'many' of the generals killed in the war

Foreign ministry says list of prominent Americans and Canadians comprised of people responsible for the countries' 'Russophobic' policies

Senior administration official tells Washington Post that threats show US military aid 'is proving extraordinarily effective' against Russian invasion

New measures expected to be rolled out in coordination with other allies, as global outrage grows over killings, devastation in Kyiv suburb Bucha

US president says his comments were focused on 'moral outrage,' not expressing a new American position on regime change in Russia