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Brittney Griner Fate Decided In Moscow: Guilty Of Drug Charges, Receives 9 Years In Russian Prison

Olympian and NBA champion Brittney Griner was found guilty on drug charges, concluding a month-long trial in Russia. She has been sentenced to nine years of jail time in a Russian penal colony. Griner's lawyers told CNN that they plan to appeal the sentence, viewed by many as draconian.

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Russian court: US basketball star Griner guilty

KHIMKI (RUSSIA): Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested that United States basketball star Brittney Griner be sentenced to nine and a half years in prison on drug smuggling charges.

Bangkok Post

Two men jailed over £850,000 cannabis factory involvement at disused Scots farmhouse

Troy Stirling and Ryan Paterson were vital to the set-up at the site in Moscow, East Ayrshire.

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NASA game planned contingencies for space station as Russian alliance continued-sources

NASA and the White House have since late last year quietly drawn up contingency plans for the International Space Station in light of tensions with Moscow that began building before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to nine people with knowledge of the plans.

Reuters

U.S. basketball star Griner says bringing cannabis into Russia was 'an honest mistake'

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner said that bringing cannabis into Russia was "an honest mistake" after a Moscow court found her guilty of drugs charges.

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Ozon sees no significant risks to operations after warehouse fire

Russian e-commerce company Ozon said on Thursday it was still assessing the economic damage from a huge fire at its warehouse near Moscow, but that there were no significant risks to its liquidity and operational activities.

Reuters

Russia summons Norwegian ambassador after 'Russophobic' comments

Russia's foreign ministry summoned Norway's ambassador to Moscow on Thursday in protest at what it called the Norwegian consul in Murmansk's "offensive Russophobic comments".

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‘I hate Russians’: Moscow anger after Norwegian diplomat ‘filmed in Russophobic rant’

Norway apologises for comments reportedly made by its consul in Murmansk

The Independent UK

Massive queues in Moscow as shoppers take last chance to shop at H&M

Retailer halted operations in Russia after invasion of Ukraine but has reopened for limited time to sell remaining stock

The Guardian - UK

Analysis-Beyond yachts and planes: U.S. turns to foreign agent laws to curb Russian influence

In the five months since the U.S. Department of Justice launched a task force to seize Russian oligarchs' assets to pressure Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, prosecutors also have targeted something less tangible: Russia's influence.

Reuters

Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday in Brittney Griner's drug case in Russia

Given that Russian courts rarely acquit defendants and Griner has acknowledged that there were vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage, judges have considerable latitude on sentencing.

WEKU

A Russian court sentences WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years on drug charges

The ruling came nearly six months after Griner was detained. Russia has indicated that any potential deal or prisoner swap to secure her release would have to wait until after a verdict in her case.

WEKU

Russian prosecutor asks court for a nearly 10-year sentence for Brittney Griner

Griner's defense attorney called for her to be acquitted, or for the court to show leniency in any punishment she's given, as the month-long trial in Russia on drug charges winds down.

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American-Russian Pro Basketball Coach Becky Hammon Appeals To Putin To 'Do The Right Thing' And Free Brittney Griner

Becky Hammon, an American-Russian professional basketball coach and a six-time WNBA all-star player who represented Russia at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, made a plea to President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release Brittney Griner.

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Russia sentences Griner to 9 years in prison, White House calls for her release

A Russian court sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling that U.S. President Joe Biden called "unacceptable."

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Explainer-Who is Brittney Griner and what is her fate in Russia?

Who is Brittney Griner and what is her fate?

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U.N. chief launches fact-finding mission into Ukraine prison attack

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he will launch a fact-finding mission into an attack in the front-line Ukranian town of Olenivka that killed prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatists.

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Exclusive-Coach Hammon, once a star in Russia, urges Putin to free Brittney Griner

A top coach for U.S. women's pro basketball who once represented Russia at the Olympics has made a plea for Russian President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release American star player Brittney Griner

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Vladimir Putin's "Hitler moment"

The Ukrainian summer is almost over. As the Nazis found out in 1941, the cold seasons bring misery and defeat

Reuters

Ukraine brushes off Schroeder war comments, tells Russia to withdraw troops

Ukraine said on Wednesday that any negotiated peace settlement with Moscow would be contingent on a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops, brushing off comments by ex-German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.

Reuters

Ukraine says Russia creating strike force aimed at Zelenskiy's hometown

Ukraine said on Wednesday that Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih and warned that Moscow could be preparing new offensive operations in southern Ukraine.

The Independent UK

1 killed, 13 injured in massive warehouse fire near Moscow

A massive fire has engulfed a warehouse outside Moscow, killing at least one person and injuring 13 others

The Independent UK

Rector of top Moscow university put under house arrest

A Russian court has ruled to transfer a university rector from jail to house arrest as he faces embezzlement charges

Reuters

Firefighters tackle blaze at retailer Ozon's warehouse near Moscow

A fire broke out at a warehouse outside Moscow owned by e-commerce firm Ozon, Russia's emergencies ministry said on Wednesday, adding that more than 80 people were working to tackle the blaze and two helicopters had been deployed.

The Independent UK

What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why is she detained in Russia?

Basketball icon has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

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