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Dennis Rodman No Longer Plans To Go To Russia To Assist Brittney Griner After The U.S. Advised The Trip Could Hinder Negotiations

<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">It looks like Dennis Rodman will no longer be taking the trip to Russia to try to help bring <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;brittney-griners-legal-team-files-an-appeal-following-her-recent-conviction&sol;">Brittney Griner<&sol;a> home&period; According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abcnews&period;go&period;com&sol;Politics&sol;us-discourages-dennis-rodman-traveling-russia-detained-wnba&sol;story&quest;id&equals;88705431">ABC News<&sol;a>&comma; State Department spokesperson&comma; Ned Price&comma; said during a press briefing on Monday that if the former NBA baller did travel to Russia&comma; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;He would not be traveling on behalf of the U&period;S&period; government&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Ned&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;ChnRcxKPfKj&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;embed&&num;038&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;loading" data-instgrm-version&equals;"14" style&equals;" background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; 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- 2px&rpar;&semi;"><&sol;iframe>&NewLine; <&sol;div><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;We believe that anything other than negotiating further through the established channel is likely to complicate and hinder those release efforts&period;&&num;8221&semi; If you recall&comma; on Saturday&comma; Dennis spoke with NBC News advising&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m trying to go this week&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Following the backlash from the U&period;S&period; government&comma; Dennis will no longer travel to Russia&period; The hall of famer has previously sought to impact U&period;S&period; foreign policy as an informal diplomat during heated U&period;S&period; relations with North Korea&period; Reports stated in June 2018&comma; Dennis traveled to Singapore prior to President Donald Trump&&num;8217&semi;s historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un&period; Kim is a big Chicago Bulls fan&comma; Dennis&&num;8217&semi; former team&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">While the hall of famer did not meet with the dictator&comma; whom he considers a &&num;8220&semi;friend&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he was one of a few Americans who met with him in Pyongyang in the past&period; Even though Dennis is adhering to the U&period;S&period; government&&num;8217&semi;s recommendation about not traveling to Russia&comma; he doesn&&num;8217&semi;t need permission from the U&period;S&period; to travel to Russia&comma; but a visa is required from Moscow to travel to the country&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Currently&comma; the State Department is strongly discouraging American citizens from traveling to Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine&comma; issuing a &&num;8220&semi;Level 4-Do Not Travel&&num;8221&semi; advisory that was most recently updated on Aug&period; 15&period; Roommates&comma; what are your thoughts on this situation&quest; Drop a comment and let us know&excl;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"96808" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;dennis-rodman-no-longer-plans-to-go-to-to-assist-brittney-griner-after-the-u-s-advised-the-trip-could-hinder-negotiations&sol;" data-secure&equals;"0a3548add1"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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