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Brittney Griner Appeals Drug Conviction in Russia, Lawyer Says
The defense team for Brittney Griner, the American basketball star sentenced to prison in Russia on drug smuggling charges, said on Monday that it had appealed the verdict as Russian diplomats began to speak more openly about a potential prisoner exchange with the United States. Maria Blagovolina, a partner at the law firm that has…
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Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Russian Penal Colony: Live Updates
The W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner’s friends and colleagues expressed support and sadness for her after a Russian court found her guilty of attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics into Russia and sentenced her to nine years in a penal colony. “Just really feeling sad and feeling sick for Brittney and hoping that she gets home as…
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Brittney Griner Trial Verdict Expected Today: Live Updates
DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine — Longstanding strongpoints of Ukraine’s defense in the east have come under intense attack in recent days, according to the Ukrainian Army and Western military analysts. That Ukrainian soldiers still hold the trench mazes and fortifications in two suburban towns, Avdiivka and Pisky, on the edge of the city of Donetsk is a…
