The White House has urged Russia to accept its offer of a deal for the release of Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan
"There is a special channel established by the presidents and despite certain public declarations, it is still functional," he added.last Friday, said Washington will be"pursuing" discussions with Russia.
The two-time Olympic basketball gold medalist and Women's NBA champion was detained at a Moscow airport in February after she was found carrying vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage. Griner had testified that she had permission from a U.S. doctor to use medicinal cannabis to relieve pain from her many injuries, and had never failed a drug test.Griner's legal team said they plan to appeal the"unreasonable" verdict.
"Sympathy has no citizenship and nationality, it is a universal human emotion," she told Russian news agency RIA Novosti, expressing hope that Russia and the U.S. would"come to an agreement."
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