Biden Administration Offers 'Substantial' Deal to Russia in Exchange for Brittney Griner "She hugged me and burst into tears," Kalugina says of her encounter at the jail with Krivanek.

Her work previously appeared in Newsweek. It's been a long road for Brittney Griner. The WNBA star, now 32, was detained in Russia on Feb. 17, 2022, for allegedly possessing cannabis oil in her ...

Griner was detained in Russia in February 2022 and wasn't released until December of that year. She missed the entire 2022 WNBA season. However, Griner did return to the court in May of 2023 for ...

Over 10 months, Brittney Griner was jailed and used as a political football in Russia’s efforts to force the United States government into a prisoner exchange. Now, she talks about her time in ...

This US basketball player, Brittney Griner, has been jailed in Russia on drug charges. She was handed a nine-year sentence for possessing two vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her ...

Brittney Griner sat at ... So, it all kinda lines up.” Griner’s Unrivaled experience comes three years after her controversial arrest in Russia. Griner was detained on Feb.

According to the attorney, a Russian court is yet to pronounce its verdict in Griner’s case, and the judicial process is ongoing NEW YORK, July 30. /TASS/. Russia’s interest in bringing back ...

The Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner during a game against the Connecticut Sun in July.