'Free Brittney Griner!' That's the message tons of Americans are spreading as Thursday marks day 146 since she's been detained in Russia.
MOSCOW, Russia -- American basketball star Brittney Griner is due back in a Russian court Thursday to resume a trial that was jolted last week when she abruptly pleaded guilty to drug possession charges.
In pleading guilty during the previous court hearing on July 7, Griner said she had no intention of committing a crime and had acted unintentionally because she packed for Moscow in a hurry.Brittney Griner says she's guilty in Russian court, vape cartridges brought unintentionally Russian media have speculated that Griner could be swapped for Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, nicknamed"the Merchant of Death," who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. after being convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
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