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US basketball star Griner testifies at Russia drug trial

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KHIMKI, Russia: American basketball star Brittney Griner testified Wednesday at her drug trial in Russia that a language interpreter provided during her questioning translated only a fraction of what was said.

And officials instructed her to sign documents without providing an explanation, she said. Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February.

She acknowledged in court earlier this month that she had vape cartridges containing cannabis oil when she arrived in Russia but contends she had no criminal intent and the cartridges ended up in her luggage inadvertently.

During her testimony, the Phoenix Mercury standout described making a grueling 13-hour flight to Moscow from Arizona while recovering from COVID-19.

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