Brittney Griner appears in Russian court, and her detention is extended
Charges Against WNBA Star Explained. On Monday, U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner appealed to President Joe Biden to secure her release from jail in Russia, admitting in a handwritten letter.
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Arrested on the eve of war. Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February on drugs charges when vape cartridges containing a small quantity of cannabis oil were found in her luggage - just.
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Some American players began making plans to leave Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine, and a W.N.B.A. spokeswoman said on Saturday that all W.N.B.A. players besides Griner were.
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Russia called for "quiet diplomacy" but said after Griner was sentenced that it was ready to discuss a deal. The entrance to the Russian penal colony IK-2, where Griner began serving her sentence.
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Griner's trial begins in Russia. July 4. Griner personally reaches out to President Biden, urging him to help get her out of Russian custody, in a handwritten letter delivered to the president on.
Brittney Griner opts out of U.S. women's basketball training camp
Brittney Griner arrived in the U.S. early Friday, landing at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas.. The WNBA star, who was held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, was released Thursday in.
Brittney Griner Russia open to discuss exchange for WNBA star
The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
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Brittney Griner is known for her game on the basketball court, but she's now become embroiled in a much more dangerous game -- a political gambit between Russia and the U.S. William Pomeranz, the.
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WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner stands in a cage at a court room prior to a hearing in the Khimki district court, just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 15, 2022.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner was released Thursday after the Biden administration negotiated her release from a Russian penal colony in exchange for an arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior.
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Griner has been detained in Russia on drug charges since Feb. 17. WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for over five months, was found guilty on drug charges in a Moscow-area.
Blinken speaks with Brittney Griner's wife as WNBA star's imprisonment
O n Aug. 4, 31-year-old WNBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for more than five months, was sentenced to nine years in prison for charges of.
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After being imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months, WNBA star Brittney Griner's safe return to the US on Friday was marked by a stop at a Texas military medical facility for a routine.
Brittney Griner Released to US After Russia Swaps Her For Viktor Bout
When Brittney Griner was sentenced to a penal colony for nine years, leaders in the L.G.B.T.Q. community feared for her safety as an out Black lesbian imprisoned in Russia.
Brittney Griner through the years
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed by Russia in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout from custody.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested and detained in Russia on Feb. 17. Here is a timeline of events that led to her arrest and what has happened since. Eight-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner.