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By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has determined that Russia has wrongfully detained American basketball player Brittney Griner, a department spokesperson said in a statement. Russia said it had detained seven-time WNBA All-Star player Griner in February for possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil. The Russian embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Russia detained Griner amid soaring tensions between Washington and Moscow over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but U.S. officials had not previously determined that she was w…