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US embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russian prison

A Russian court last week upheld Griner's nine-year sentence [File: Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via AP Photo]

Officials from the US embassy in Moscow have met with imprisoned American basketball star Brittney Griner, the Biden administration said, vowing to continue to push for her release.

Thursday’s visit is the first United States consular access Griner has had since early August, when she was convicted of drug charges for bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia and sentenced to nine years in prison.

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