US’ Women’s National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of ca...
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Brittney Griner’s Release Not A Priority For Russia, Putin Aide Says
Topline The release of Brittney Griner—the WNBA star who was sentenced to nine years in Russian prison on drug charges—is not a priority for the Kremlin despite calls from President Joe Biden to free ...
Brittney Griner’s Russian Teammate And Director Provide Character Witness In Trial
Topline WNBA star Brittney Griner’s Russian trial over drug charges which she pleaded guilty to last week ended Thursday without a verdict, as the owner of her Russian basketball team and a teammate t...
Biden Has Long-Awaited Call With Brittney Griner’s Wife
Topline President Biden spoke Wednesday with the wife of Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for months on drug charges, days after the WNBA star sent a personal letter to the president p...
Brittney Griner’s Trial Begins In Moscow Court—Here’s What To Watch For
Topline WNBA star Brittney Griner’s trial began near Moscow Friday, more than four months after she was arrested for allegedly breaking the country’s cannabis possession laws, even as U.S. officials c...
State Department ‘Deeply Regrets’ Not Connecting Brittney Griner’s Call With Wife
Topline A State Department spokesperson said Tuesday the agency “deeply regrets” preventing a call from WNBA star Brittney Griner—who has been detained in Russia on drug charges since February—with he...
Brittney Griner’s Russian Detention Reportedly Extended—Again—Through July
Topline Russia extended the pre-trial detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner Tuesday until at least July 2, state media outlet TASS reported, despite ongoing efforts to have her released since she was...
Secretary Of State Reportedly Told Brittney Griner’s Wife Her Release Has His Full Attention
Topline Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner that the government is working hard to gain her release from Russia, according to CNN and NBC, one day after Grine...
Brittney Griner’s Russian Detention Reportedly Extended By 30 Days
Topline Russian authorities extended the pre-trial detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner for 30 days during a Friday court hearing in Moscow, according to ESPN and the Associated Press, in what’s the...
WNBA Players, Commissioner Call For Brittney Griner’s Return From Russia
Topline Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBA Players Association, called for Brittney Griner’s safe return from Russia on Good Morning America Tuesday, after commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Grine...