WNBA player Brittney Griner reflected on her time in a Russian prison while being held hostage in the country, noting how she knew Russian President Vladimir Putin was going to make the most of her hostage situation.

Griner was held in Russia from February 2022 through December 2022 for having cannabis oil in her baggage at an airport in Moscow. The basketball player was asked about a chapter titled “Putin’s Pawn” in her new book, Coming Home, and if she knew that the Kremlin would attempt to use her to its advantage.