Dennis Rodman

Rodman described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “cool” in 2014 after traveling to the country, according to NBC News.

He claimed to “know Putin too well” in NBC News’ report this weekend. Rodman described Russian President Putin as “cool” in 2014 after traveling to the country, according to NBC News. Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star who says he knows Vladimir Putin well, revealed his plan to travel to Russia in support of incarcerated WNBA star Brittney Griner.

Dennis Rodman met with President Vladimir Putin years ago and thinks he can be of assistance in freeing Griner.

Russia has weed growers; they got weed out there,” Starr said. I smoke mad weed in Russia every time I go there, better than Cali, Turks, all that. Speaking with Vlad TV, Starr states he smoked before in the country, and recreational use is more common than we would believe it is following reports about Griner. In regards to the relationship with Putin, he said, “I know Putin too well.” “I would never bring weed, but a weed pen is different. I’m trying to go this week.”

MOSCOW -- Dennis Rodman, the basketball Hall-of-Famer turned "unofficial ambassador," claims he's headed to Russia to help free WNBA star Brittney Griner, ...

I don't look at the political side about him," Rodman said I'm trying to go this week." "I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl.

WNBA player Griner, 31, was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony on 4 August for drug possession and trafficking charges. She was arrested at an ...

“Because [of] his rant, media attention to my plight was increased. Griner has said she accidentally packed the cartridges. “I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl,” he told the outlet in Washington DC. US president Joe Biden said the US government will “work tirelessly” to bring Griner “home safely as soon as possible”. Now former NBA player Dennis Rodman said he plans to visit Russia to “help that girl”, according to Former professional basketball player Dennis Rodman reportedly plans to go to Russia to “help” seek the release of Brittney Griner.

Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison earlier in August after being found guilty of drug smuggling with criminal intent by a Russian court. She ...

Much of his behavior was documented in the popular [Netflix](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/netflix) [documentary The Last Dance](https://www.newsweek.com/espn-michael-jordan-last-dance-documentary-when-watch-1495196). [Michael Jordan](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/michael-jordan). [Antony Blinken](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/antony-blinken) said in July that the U.S. had made a "proposal" to seek the release of Griner and fellow American Paul Whelan, who is serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage. Rodman was a prominent NBA player during his playing career when he was known for his actions both on and off the court. Rodman became a trending topic across social media after his plan to travel to the country was announced. "Um...does anyone have a better plan?" He was released in November 2014. He added: "I'm trying to go this week." Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison earlier in August after being found guilty of drug smuggling with criminal intent by a Russian court. A senior Biden administration official told NBC News that Rodman's actions are more likely to hurt Griner's cause than help her. He stated his intention to go within the next seven days.

The former NBA star — who's done some very unofficial diplomacy in North Korea — claims he got "permission" to travel to Russia and help the imprisoned WNBA ...

official [slammed the request](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/politics/griner-whelan-russia-murderer-request/index.html) as a “bad faith” counteroffer. [having made](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/dennis-rodmans-north-korea-visit-inspires-comedy-movie-diplomats-235320/) [numerous trips](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/dennis-rodman-gives-president-trumps-art-of-the-deal-to-north-korean-leaders-200436/) to North Korea since 2013 and befriending leader Kim Jong-Un. Before Bae’s release, Rodman made some remarks in a TV interview that Bae may have deserved his imprisonment, which sparked outrage and also increased publicity of Bae’s plight. [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/dennis-rodman-says-going-russia-seek-release-brittney-griner-rcna44106?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma) reports, Rodman told reporters that he had “got permission to go to Russia to help that girl” and that he would try to leave sometime this week. It’s unclear who gave Rodman “permission” to go to Russia, and it doesn’t seem like it came from the White House. In a statement, a Biden administration official noted the U.S.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman reportedly said he is traveling to Russia to help secure the release of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was recently ...

She was found guilty of drug possession and smuggling with criminal intent by a Russian court. advertisement. Griner has been in Russian custody since being ...

diplomat to North Korea and Russia, is doing something about it. “Before you went into the bathroom, you needed to knock — there were special poles for that. So that the rats would scatter.” “I never meant to put in jeopardy the Russian population. Praying for BG man…this is breaking my heart seeing her right now 😔😔😔,” I never meant to break any laws here. [reported](https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/30/colin-allred-u-s-offer-to-russia-for-brittney-griner-a-very-good-one/) that the USA made a “very good offer” to bring Brittney back home. [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/dennis-rodman-says-going-russia-seek-release-brittney-griner-rcna44106?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma) in a restaurant in Washington DC. [according to Business Insider](https://www.insider.com/brittney-griner-russian-penal-colony-resembles-gulag-labor-camps-2022-8#each-year-since-2014-just-her-second-out-of-college-griner-has-headed-to-russia-to-compete-for-the-european-powerhouse-ummc-ekaterinburg-5). [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/04/justin-bieber-offers-help-bring-brittney-griner-back-united-states/?adid=social-fb) it said: “Griner’s verdict and sentencing was unjustified and unfortunate,” but noted that the organization “will stop at nothing to make sure she comes home.” [added](https://twitter.com/KyrieIrving/status/1555234432918982657). [said](https://sports.yahoo.com/brittney-griner-russia-verdict-130830606.html): “I never meant to hurt anybody.”

Dennis Rodman, the Hall of Fame former basketball player and occasional diplomat, hopes to travel to Russia this week to seek the release of Brittney Griner ...

However, the [lack of roster spots is an expanding problem](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/06/wnba-roster-expansion/?itid=lb_read-more-on-the-wnba_7). government is [characterizing Griner’s arrest as a “wrongful detainment.”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/03/brittney-griner-status-wrongfully-detained/?itid=lb_read-more-on-the-wnba_2) As the WNBA season continues, [Griner’s absence should rattle the country](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/06/brittney-griner-wnba-russia/?itid=lb_read-more-on-the-wnba_3), writes Jerry Brewer. [players are hoping for owners who want to spend](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/21/wnba-expansion-owners-spending/?itid=lb_read-more-on-the-wnba_5). [Brittney Griner will stand trial](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/27/brittney-griner-trial-date/?itid=lb_read-more-on-the-wnba_1) starting July 1 in Russia. [Why do WNBA stars flock to Russia?](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/10/brittney-griner-russia-ummc-ekaterinburg/?itid=lb_read-more-on-the-wnba_4) It’s not just the money. [“wrongfully detained,”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/03/brittney-griner-status-wrongfully-detained/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5) a designation that indicated the government would take more aggressive steps to negotiate her release. The Los Angeles Sparks forward and ESPN personality who just turned 30 has a checklist for her next 10 years that includes marriage, children and launching a media business. [tireless quest to have it all](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/03/30/chiney-ogwumike-wnba-espn-nba-analyst/?itid=lb_read-more-on-the-wnba_9). He traveled to Moscow in 2014 and called Russian President Vladimir Putin “cool.” When former president Donald Trump met with Kim in Singapore in 2018, Rodman was there. Prosecutors contended that the 0.702 grams of cannabis found in her luggage after she landed at Sheremetyevo International Airport was a “significant amount.” citizens in Russia by Russian government security officials, including for detention, the arbitrary enforcement of local law, limited flights into and out of Russia, the embassy’s limited ability to assist U.S. citizens by Russian government security officials, the singling out of U.S.

Rodman, the former NBA star for the Chicago Bulls, has developed relationships with international political figures. He's been to North Korea and says he has a ...

It’s unclear who gave Rodman “permission” to go to Russia, and it doesn’t seem like it came from the White House. In a statement, a Biden administration official noted the U.S. He's been to North Korea and says he has a good relationship with Vladimir Putin, too.

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman says he's going to Russia to try to help WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been sentenced to nine years in jail on drug ...

NBA legend Dennis Rodman has inserted himself into yet another international crisis, after sharing this weekend that he plans to go to Russia and free WNBA ...

Phoenix Mercury player Brittney Griner, a WNBA champion and all-star, was arrested on drug charges back in February after being detained at Sheremetyevo ...

Dennis Rodman has met with foreign leaders like Kim Jong Un. Could he go to Russia to talk with Vladimir Putin and help Phoenix Mercury player Griner?

'I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl'

citizens in Russia by Russian government security officials including for detention, the arbitrary enforcement of local law, limited flights into and out of Russia, the Embassy’s limited ability to assist U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who is currently serving a [16-year sentence on espionage](https://www.thegrowthop.com/pmn/news-pmn/crime-pmn/u-s-top-diplomat-spoke-with-wife-of-detained-basketball-player-brittney-griner/wcm/f9e542c6-dd9c-4beb-8609-6901925a50bc) charges. travel advisory](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/russia-travel-advisory.html) for Russia currently warns not to travel to the country “due to the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the potential for harassment against U.S. [Reuters](https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/crime-pmn/who-is-viktor-bout-arms-dealer-linked-to-swap-for-americans-held-by-moscow) that Washington had made a “substantial offer” to Russia to release Griner and ex-U. citizens by Russian government security officials, the singling out of U.S. “But for me, and your country, you’re a friend for life,” Rodman added, via She was sentenced to Article content citizens in Russia, COVID-19-related restrictions, and terrorism.”

In the wake of Brittney Griner receiving a nine-year sentence in a Russian prison, Dennis Rodman intends to travel to Russia to seek her release.

While there is a travel advisory discouraging Americans from traveling to Russia, the permission that Rodman said to have received is unclear. [Brittney Griner receiving a nine-year sentence in a Russian prison](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/brittney-griner-sentenced-russian-prison-charges-guilty-verdict/phddepuiy0itityjrzk96vb5), five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman intends to travel to Russia to seek her release. Further complicating matters is the pre-existing offer made by the U.S. Upon Bae's release 10 months later, Rodman took credit for the role that his letter played in the process. permission to enter Russia, only a visa from Moscow. [Rodman told NBC News on Sunday](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/dennis-rodman-says-going-russia-seek-release-brittney-griner-rcna44106) that "I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl," adding that he plans to go as early as this week.

Former NBA player and self-appointed diplomat Dennis Rodman said he is making plans to travel to Russia to call for the release of WNBA player Brittney ...

[travel advisory](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/russia-travel-advisory.html) from the U.S. Her legal team claimed the sentence was excessive and that in similar cases defendants have received an average sentence of about five years, with about a third of them granted parole. Bae, a Korean-American missionary, had been serving a 15-year sentence for alleged anti-government activities. He also later called Kim a “ The offer in question is a prisoner swap between the U.S. [Dennis Rodman](https://globalnews.ca/tag/Dennis-Rodman/) said he is making plans to travel to [Russia](https://globalnews.ca/tag/russia/) to call for the release of WNBA player [Brittney Griner](https://globalnews.ca/tag/brittney-griner/), who was sentenced to [nine years in prison](https://globalnews.ca/news/9036691/brittney-griner-guilty-russia-drugs/) earlier this month.

There's no way Vladimir Putin bonds with Rodman like the basketball legend has with Kim Jong Un.

[signed on to sponsor his trip to North Korea](https://archive.thinkprogress.org/the-mysterious-charity-linked-to-dennis-rodman-s-north-korean-basketball-game-b6f0fc20db5c/). [prisoner swap](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/griner-whelan-biden-offer-viktor-bout-exchange-russia-arms-dealer/index.html), potentially trading the WNBA player and American executive Paul Whelan for [Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-exchange-brittney-griner-russian-arms-dealer-known-merchant-death-rcna36990). (It’s a darkly ironic connection given that Griner was sentenced for possessing less than a gram of marijuana oil in a vape cartridge.) Rodman (and PotCoin) had taken credit for [the release of American student Otto Warmbier](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/meet-potcoin-the-weed-based-currency-that-says-they-sent), who was evacuated that June just as Rodman was beginning his trip. If Rodman does wind up going to Russia — and, honestly, it still seems like a big “if” to me — it won’t be for the right reasons. That alone should be enough for Rodman to backtrack on his plans. I reached out to Prince Marketing, a public relations firm that has worked with Rodman in the past and and Russia](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/us-made-substantial-proposal-russia-release-griner-whelan-blinken-says-rcna40322) that would bring Griner home. [sentenced to nine years in prison](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/brittney-griner-sentence-russia-prison-trial-rcna41270) this month on drug possession and smuggling charges. I’m not really seeing any chance of a similar connection with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is more of an [ice hockey and judo](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hayesbrown/but-can-vladimir-putin-pull-off-the-triple-deke) kind of guy. Even if Rodman does touch down in Moscow this week, it’s unclear who his point of contact would be for any back-channel talks. [WNBA star Brittney Griner](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/brittney-griner-wife-cherelle-failed-biden-gop-n1296933). But there’s been nothing to suggest that he can achieve a breakthrough in Russia.

Dennis Rodman, the Hall of Fame former basketball player and occasional diplomat, hopes to travel to Russia this week to seek the release of Brittney Griner ...

He traveled to Moscow in 2014 and called Russian President Vladimir Putin “cool.” When former President Donald Trump met with Kim in Singapore in 2018, Rodman was there. Prosecutors contended that the 0.702 grams of cannabis found in her luggage after she landed at Sheremetyevo International Airport was a “significant amount.” Since then, she has been convicted and her representatives have appealed the sentence. officials in May classified Griner, the two-time Olympic gold medalist who has been in custody since February, as “wrongfully detained,” a designation that indicated the government would take more aggressive steps to negotiate her release. “I’m trying to go this week.” Article content

The United States is discouraging former NBA player Dennis Rodman from traveling to Russia to help secure the release of detained WNBA star Brittney Griner.

Asked about the status of the negotiations, Price said that U.S. "That has been our message to private Americans across the board." "We've made very clear, as we have publicly, that we proposed a substantial proposal, we called it, for the release of Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner." Rodman doesn't need permission from the U.S. Those discussions are ongoing," Price added. proposal to exchange convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout in return for Griner and Whelan. citizen Paul Whelan, who has been detained in Russia since 2019. The U.S. Rodman previously sought to make an impact on U.S. classified Griner's case as "wrongfully detained" in Russia on May and the Biden administration has been working to negotiate the WNBA star's release, as well as the release of U.S. foreign policy as an informal diplomat of sorts amid heated U.S. government."

Dennis Rodman's planned trip to Russia in hopes of aiding jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner drew a response from the Biden administration during a press ...

government; the Hall of Famer stated that he “got permission” to visit Russia, although NBC reported that he would need only a visa from Moscow to make the trip. 4 after being convicted of smuggling drugs with criminal intent following a monthlong trial. [Girding for the Goodbye of the Emerald City GOAT](https://www.si.com/wnba/2022/08/22/sue-bird-retirement-seattle-storm-daily-cover) When asked about Rodman’s intended visit, State Department spokesperson Ned Price discussed the importance of keeping the negotiations within the “established channel” to avoid complicating discussions. Price also said that Rodman would not be traveling to Russia on behalf of the U.S. [planned to travel to Russia in the coming week](https://www.si.com/wnba/2022/08/21/rodman-plans-visit-russia-seek-brittney-griner-release) in an effort to seek Griner’s release.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is planning on traveling to Russia to seek the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was recently sentenced to 9.5 years ...

[ took credit for the release of American prisoner Kenneth Bae](https://time.com/3575237/dennis-rodman-north-korea-prisoner-kenneth-bae-kim-jong-un/) from North Korea in 2014. Bout, also known as the "Merchant of Death," was arrested in Thailand in 2008 and is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence. "I'm trying to go this week."

The US government disapproves of NBA legend Dennis Rodman's attempts to enter Russia for a Brittney Griner rescue mission, saying that it will 'likely ...

He is one of a handful of Westerners to have met North Korean head of state Kim Jong Un. “I’m trying to go this week.” The NBC story did not explain whom he received permission from. Rodman has sought to inject himself into international diplomacy in the past.