Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
A Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession last month
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a courtroom after a hearing in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 4, 2022. The jailed American basketball star has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, her legal team said.
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over.
"My hope is that now that the election is over, that Mr. Putin will be able to discuss with us and be willing to talk more seriously about a prisoner exchange," Biden told reporters at a news conference.
He spoke hours after Griner's lawyers revealed that she had been sent to a penal colony to serve her sentence for drug possession.
https://www.startribune.com/biden-hopes-putin-will-negotiate-wnba-star-griners-release/600223666/
Reader Comments(0)