Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison on drug ... the news of Griner's release was made public, Biden, 80, tweeted: "Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner.

Two years ago, WNBA star Brittney Griner ... to nine years in a Russian prison. Thankfully, after nine months, the Biden administration negotiated Griner's release from Russia through a highly ...

Christian Petersen/Getty On the first anniversary of her release from Russia, Brittney ... Griner's "stark" living conditions and the "terrifying aspects" of day-to-day life in a foreign prison.

Watch some of the first recorded video of Brittney Griner after she boards a charter plane and begins her return home to the United States. Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN ...

TASS/. US basketball player Brittney Griner completed all the necessary procedures before being released from Russian prison and returning home, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on ...

U.S. women’s basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison in early August ... said they would file an appeal. Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin/Zuma Press ...

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Griner’s sentence doesn’t necessarily preclude a prisoner swap, which the Biden administration had been negotiating with the Kremlin in order to secure her and another detainee’s release.

2022 2:47 p.m. MOSCOW — A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that could move her ...