Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia
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U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drugs charges in Russian court
U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in a Russian court on Thursday to drugs charges that could see her face 10 years in prison, a Reuters journalist reported from the courtroom.
Griner's Moscow trial resumes amid calls for US to seek deal
MOSCOW (AP) — Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to a Russian court Thursday to face her trial on drug charges as a senior Russian diplomat warned that U.S. criticism of how Russia’s handling the case wouldn't help her release prospects.
Basketball star Brittney Griner arrives at Russian court for trial on drug charges
MOSCOW: Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to a Russian court Thursday to face her trial on drug charges as a senior Russian diplomat warned that US criticism of how Russia’s handling the case wouldn’t help her release prospects.Griner’s trial began last week amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her arrest.The athlete was detained in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after vape canisters with cannabis oil allegedly were found in her luggage. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of large-scale transportation of drugs.Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned Thursday that “attempts by the American side to make noise in public ...
Brittney Griner's Moscow trial resumes amid calls for U.S. to seek deal
Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months after she was arrested on drug charges.
Griner's wife asks US to intervene in WNBA player case
Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle has called on the US Government to do "whatever is necessary" to secure the release of the WNBA player, who remains detained in Russia on drug charges.
Brittney Griner back in Russian court as fear of conviction looms
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Emotional Cherelle Griner tells rally of her frustration with wife Brittney Griner's detention, vows not to rest until she is free
PHOENIX — As her voice cracked, Cherelle Griner, the wife of Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, told the crowd assembled inside the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon for the «Bring BG Home Rally» that she is beyond feeling hurt by the WNBA star's detainment.