White House NSC communications coordinator John Kirby holds news briefing

FILE PHOTO: U.S. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby answers questions about the conviction and sentencing of American WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner in a Russian court for drug smuggling, during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg