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Dennis Rodman planning trip to Russia to help release Brittney Griner - www.msn.com - Texas - Ukraine - Russia
msn.com
22.08.2022 / 13:17

Dennis Rodman planning trip to Russia to help release Brittney Griner

Dennis Rodman is planning a trip to Russia to seek the release of Brittney Griner. The 31-year-old basketball player - who normally lives in Houston, Texas with wife Cherelle Griner - was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling in Russia just days before President Vladimir Putin launched the ongoing invasion on Ukraine and has been sentenced to almost a decade behind bars but her fellow NBA star Dennis, 61, revealed on Sunday (21. 08.

Dennis Rodman Planning Trip to Russia to Seek Brittney Griner Release - www.etonline.com - USA - Russia - North Korea
etonline.com
22.08.2022 / 04:57

Dennis Rodman Planning Trip to Russia to Seek Brittney Griner Release

Dennis Rodman is going to take his shot at freeing Brittney Griner.The NBA legend recently revealed his plans to travel to Russian in an effort to seek release for Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for alleged drug possession charges.«I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl,» Rodman, 61, told NBC News over the weekend. «I'm trying to go this week.»Rodman added, «I know Putin too well.»Despite Rodman's confidence — and his past independent unsanctioned diplomatic visits with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un — the US State Department and White House officials are strongly against the idea.An unnamed senior Biden administration official told NBC News that Rodman's visit is more likely to complicate and already tenuous situation, explaining, «It’s public information that the administration has made a significant offer to the Russians and anything other than negotiating further through the established channel is likely to complicate and hinder release efforts.»However, Rodman does not need permission from the United States to travel to Russia.

Brittney Griner’s Trial Has Ended. What’s Next? - www.glamour.com - USA - Russia - Germany - Washington
glamour.com
16.08.2022 / 01:07

Brittney Griner’s Trial Has Ended. What’s Next?

to nine years in prison, her lawyer Maria Blagovolina on Monday. Griner was arrested for carrying a single vape cartridge containing less than a gram of hash oil.After six months in pretrial detention, the Phoenix Mercury star player was found guilty of drug possession on August 4.

Brittney Griner's Defense Team Appeals WNBA Star's Drug Conviction in Russia - www.etonline.com - USA - Ukraine - Russia - Washington - city Moscow
etonline.com
15.08.2022 / 19:19

Brittney Griner's Defense Team Appeals WNBA Star's Drug Conviction in Russia

Brittney Griner's legal team has appealed against the American basketball star's guilty verdict and nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling charges in Russia, the lawyers said on Monday.Griner was arrested for carrying vape cartridges containing with marijuana in a Moscow airport in February amid soaring tension between Washington and Moscow, and just before Russian leader Vladimir Putin launched his ongoing assault on Ukraine.The athlete was on her way to Yekaterinburg, in western Russia, to play for a local team during the WNBA's off-season.Griner pleaded guilty to the charge but sought leniency, saying that she packed the cartridges inadvertently and marijuana was prescribed to her by a doctor in the U.S. to help her cope with pain from injuries sustained during her basketball career. In early August, a court in the Moscow region found her guilty.Before her trial began in July, the State Department designated her as being «wrongfully detained,» moving her case under the supervision of its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs — effectively the U.S.

Brittney Griner appeals against Russian drugs conviction - www.msn.com - USA - Russia - Washington - city Moscow
msn.com
15.08.2022 / 17:23

Brittney Griner appeals against Russian drugs conviction

Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her prison sentence, Russian news agencies reported on Monday. Griner, an American basketball star for the Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was sentenced to nine years in Russian prison after being found guilty for drug possession. Griner was detained by Russian police at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on February 17 with vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.

LGBTQ Groups Condemn Brittney Griner’s Sentence - www.metroweekly.com - USA - Russia
metroweekly.com
07.08.2022 / 13:41

LGBTQ Groups Condemn Brittney Griner’s Sentence

pleaded guilty to the charge against her, admitting to possessing the cartridges but saying they were left in her luggage as part of an oversight while she was packing in a hurry. The U.S. State Department has floated the idea of a prisoner swap, in which the United States would release a convicted arms dealer in exchange for Griner and Paul Whelan, a former U.S.

Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in prison following Russia drug trial - www.thefader.com - USA - Ukraine - Russia - city Moscow
thefader.com
07.08.2022 / 09:47

Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in prison following Russia drug trial

Basketball player Brittney Griner has been found guilty of smuggling drugs with criminal intent in a Russian court today and sentenced to nine years in prison, CNN reports. The Phoenix Mercury player was detained near Moscow earlier this year after security discovered a small amount of the drug in her luggage.

Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Russian Penal Colony - www.metroweekly.com - New York - USA - Ukraine - Russia - Houston
metroweekly.com
05.08.2022 / 23:15

Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Russian Penal Colony

pleaded guilty to the charge, but insisted she had never intended to break Russian law, and that the vape cartridges were in her luggage due to an oversight while packing in a hurry.The judge also fined Griner 1 million rubles, or about $16,300, as part of her sentence. According to The New York Times, Griner’s lawyers had asked the court to take into account Griner’s personality and the role she has played in the development of Russian basketball playing for EMMC Ekaterinburg in the WNBA off-season, asking for a “milder” penalty.Addressing the court, Griner talked about her upbringing in Houston and the values her parents instilled in her, including to “take ownership for your responsibilities.”“That’s why I pleaded guilty to my charges; I understand everything that has been said against me in the charges against me, but I had no intent to break Russian law,” she said.

Justin Bieber, Jada Pinkett Smith & more react to Brittney Griner’s prison sentence - us.hola.com - USA - Ukraine - Russia
us.hola.com
05.08.2022 / 20:53

Justin Bieber, Jada Pinkett Smith & more react to Brittney Griner’s prison sentence

Brittney Griner to nine years in a penal colony after she pled guilty to drug charges. Griner was arrested in February after officials found cannabis oil in her luggage.

Justin Bieber offers to help Brittney Griner after she is sentenced to prison in Russia - www.msn.com - Russia - city Moscow
msn.com
05.08.2022 / 18:45

Justin Bieber offers to help Brittney Griner after she is sentenced to prison in Russia

Justin Bieber offered up his help after U. S. basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia on Thursday.

Russia Sentences Out Lesbian US Basketball Star Brittney Griner To Nine Years In Prison - www.starobserver.com.au - USA - Ukraine - Russia - Tokyo - city Moscow
starobserver.com.au
05.08.2022 / 08:25

Russia Sentences Out Lesbian US Basketball Star Brittney Griner To Nine Years In Prison

Out lesbian US basketball player Brittney Griner was convicted by a Russian court on charges of drug possession and smuggling and sentenced to nine years in prison on Thursday. US President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as “unacceptable” and called on Russia to release the athlete immediately so that she could be with her “her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates”. President Biden added that he would work to bring both Griner and Paul Whelan, another American imprisoned in Russia under an espionage charge, home.  Brittney Griner with wife Cherelle.

Brittney Griner's Lawyers Reveal How She's Doing After Sentencing - www.justjared.com - Russia
justjared.com
05.08.2022 / 06:03

Brittney Griner's Lawyers Reveal How She's Doing After Sentencing

Brittney Griner‘s lawyers are speaking out after she was sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia.

Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison: Stars React - www.etonline.com - Russia - Washington
etonline.com
05.08.2022 / 00:43

Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison: Stars React

Brittney Griner has been sentenced to 9 years in prison and fined 1 million rubles (around $16,500) after she was found guilty of drug possession and smuggling by a Russian court.The devastating news halfway across the world was met with shock and disdain, as celebrities and public figures spoke out about the arrest and subsequent sentencing. President Joe Biden, WNBA and NBA commissioners Cathy Engelbert and Adam Silver, as well as a slew of celebrities — from Justin Bieber, Kerry Washington and Mia Farrow — all spoke out in support of the Olympic gold medalist and Baylor great.Jada Pinkett Smith hardly had a minute to celebrate Breonna Taylor's family finally getting long overdue justice before news broke about Griner's sentencing.

Celebrities react to Brittney Griner's 9-year Russian prison sentence: 'This hurts' - www.foxnews.com - USA - Russia
foxnews.com
05.08.2022 / 00:35

Celebrities react to Brittney Griner's 9-year Russian prison sentence: 'This hurts'

WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug possession, and celebrities are speaking out. Many famous faces are voicing their outrage over the sentencing on social media. Here are some of those who have commented so far.

Brittney Griner Sentenced To 9 YEARS In Russian Prison Following Drug Smuggling Trial! - perezhilton.com - Australia - New York - USA - New York - Russia - city Moscow
perezhilton.com
04.08.2022 / 21:03

Brittney Griner Sentenced To 9 YEARS In Russian Prison Following Drug Smuggling Trial!

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years behind bars in a Russian prison on charges of smuggling drugs into the country. Wow.

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