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Kremlin says Griner prisoner swap must be negotiated behind closed doors

The Kremlin on Wednesday said that a potential prisoner exchange with the United States to free U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia on drug smuggling charges, can only be negotiated quietly.

Reuters

Brittney Griner news – update: WNBA star heads to penal colony where abuse, forced work common

The Russian court said that the remaining time the 32-year-old WNBA star must serve will be recalculated based on her pre-trial detention

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner is a 'hostage' in Russian jail as WNBPA releases scathing statement

WNBA star Brittney Griner had her appeal denied after she was arrested in Russia for smuggling hashish oil back in February and sentenced to nine years in prison

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White House blasts Brittney Griner’s appeal hearing as a ‘sham’

President Joe Biden said U.S. efforts to secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner are ongoing but have not swayed the Kremlin, hours after a Russian court rejected her appeal of a nine-year drug smuggling sentence.

Tribune News Service

What is a penal colony? Brittney Griner follows Navalny and Pussy Riot to notorious ‘concentration camp’ prison

The WNBA star’s lawyers said their client will be transferred to a Russian penal colony in the next few months

The Independent UK

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Russian Court Denies Appeal From Brittney Griner

The WNBA player's nine-year sentence was upheld on Tuesday, paving the way for her transfer to a Russian penal colony.

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U.S. in 'constant contact' with Russia about Griner, Biden says

The United States is in "constant contact" with Moscow about Brittney Griner, the U.S. WNBA basketball star being held in Russia, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, after her appeal against a nine-year sentence for drug smuggling was denied.

Reuters

Griner Appeal Rejected: National Security Adviser Shares Statement

The U.S. government is reportedly still working with Russia on a possible prisoner exchange.

Sports Illustrated

WNBA star Brittney Griner has appeal over jail term rejected by Russian court

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner has had her appeal denied after she was arrested in Russia for smuggling hashish oil back in February and sentenced to nine years in prison

Daily Mirror

Russian court upholds Brittney Griner’s nine-year sentence

US basketball star’s appeal rejected by Moscow court in what the White House calls ‘another sham judicial proceeding’.

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Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence upheld by Russian court

The Texas basketball star had asked for a suspended sentence. The White House is calling for her release.

The Texas Tribune

Brittney Griner Appeal Rejected by Russia

A Russian court made its decision amid reported negotiations with the U.S.

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Reuters

Griner's lawyer hopes she can be exchanged in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's Russian lawyer said on Tuesday that she and her team hoped she could be released in a prisoner exchange with the United States.

Tribune News Service

Russian court rejects appeal of jailed US basketball star Griner

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by WNBA star Brittney Griner against her nine-year sentence for drug smuggling, Interfax reported.

Reuters

U.S. working to bring Griner home after 'sham' Russian hearing, Sullivan says

The United States will continue to engage with Russia to bring home jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, after a Russian court on Tuesday upheld her nine-year drug sentence.

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner: Russian court rejects appeal of nine-year prison sentence for drug possession

The WNBA star’s defence had requested an acquittal or reduction in her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession

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White House Calls Russia's Ruling To Uphold Brittney Griner's Prison Sentence 'A Sham'

A Russian court upheld Brittney Griner’s sentence on drug smuggling charges, clearing the way for her to serve nine years in a penal colony unless the U.S.

Axios

Russian court rejects Brittney Griner's appeal

She is expected to be moved to a penal colony, where she'll serve a nine-year prison sentence.

France 24

Russian court upholds US basketball star Brittney Griner's 9-year prison sentence

A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner news – live: WNBA star’s hearing branded ‘sham’ as court upholds nine-year prison sentence

The Russian court said that the remaining time the 32-year-old WNBA star must serve will be recalculated based on her pre-trial detention

Reuters

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal rejected by Russian court

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year prison sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs.

Reuters

U.S. basketball star Griner urges Russian court to reduce her sentence, apologises

U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday urged Russian appeal judges to reduce her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs in the form of cannabis oil used in vapes.

Reuters

U.S. basketball star Griner's lawyer tells Russian court her 9-year term is excessive, seeks acquittal

A lawyer for U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday told judges hearing her appeal that her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs in the form of a vape cartridge was excessive, and asked the court to acquit her.

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