Brittney Griner: Russian court jails US basketball star on drug charges
05 August 2022 |
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The court handed Griner a nine-year sentence after finding she committed the crime "deliberately," despite her pleas that it was an "honest mistake." The US has made Russia a prisoner swap offer for the basketball star.
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