US President offered to exchange her for Russian prisoner Viktor Bout
Russian court recognizes American basketball player Brittney Griner guilty of smuggling and possession of drugs and sentenced her to 9 years in prison with a fine of 1 million rubles.
In February 2022, an American basketball player who played for the UMMC club from Yekaterinburg was detained at Sheremetyevo Airport. Greiner was found to have cartridges of liquid for smoking, which also contained hash oil.
The American pleaded guilty, but stated that she was not going to break the law.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has previously offered to exchange Russian prisoner Viktor Bout for Americans Greiner and Paul Whelan, who are under arrest in Russia.
Greiner, 31, who plays as a center, won the women’s NBA championship, and as part of the US national team, she became the world champion and the winner of the Olympic Games twice.
Recall that the French Basketball Federation banned the players of their national teams from playing in the championships of Russia and Belarus until the end of the war in Ukraine.
Source: Sportarena
