Brittney Griner, player for the Phoenix Mercury Amid the invasion of Ukraine and international condemnation of the actions of the Vladimir Putin regime, a new case puts more strain on the relationship between the United States and Russia: the arrest of basketball player Brittney Griner. Griner is WNBA member, the women’s basketball league in the … Read more
A Russian court decided this Thursday, March 17, to extend until May 19 the arrest of the American basketball star Brittney Griner, arrested in February at the Moscow airport and suspected of transporting narcotics, according to Russian state media. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion, was detained with “vaping material and a … Read more
The Russian justice decided on Thursday (03.18.022) to extend until May 19 the arrest of the American basketball star Brittney Griner, arrested in February at the Moscow airport and suspected of transporting narcotics, according to Russian state media. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and champion of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), was detained … Read more
Brittney Griner’s arrest extended in Russia 0:49 (CNN) — A Moscow court announced that it extended the detention of the American basketball star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency TASS. “The court granted the request of the investigation and extended the detention period of the US citizen Griner until … Read more
Giner, star of the WNBA, is detained in Moscow (Reuters) The American star of the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) Brittney Grinerwhat she was arrested last month at Sheremetyevo airport after Russian authorities reported finding cartridges for electronic cigarettes with cannabis-derived oil in your luggage, will continue under this condition until May. This was reported … Read more
The Russian National Team is affected by the conflict that its government is carrying out against Ukraine. Since the war broke out, many players and athletes had focused on their great captain, Artem Dzyuba. The point is that Ukrainian personalities such as Andriy Yarmolenko or Vitaly Mykolenko directly pointed the finger at the Zenit Saint … Read more
American basketball player arrested in Russia 1:40 (CNN) — When Jonathan Franks first heard that American basketball star Brittney Griner had been detained in Russia, his initial feeling was disbelief. But it was not disbelief over the fact that she had been arrested on charges of possession of some cannabis oil at an airport near … Read more
Alexandra Ramos (CNN) — There are a lot of details we still don’t know about WNBA star Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia. But there is much we can learn from the experiences of Americans who have been detained there in the past. The country’s strict anti-drug laws also offer some hints of what might be … Read more
American basketball player arrested in Russia 1:40 (CNN) — There are a lot of details we still don’t know about the WNBA star’s arrest Brittney Griner in Russia. But there is much we can learn from the experiences of Americans who have been detained there in the past. The country’s strict anti-drug laws also offer … Read more
The double Olympic basketball champion of the United States Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia on charges related to possession of narcoticsaccording to Russian authorities and American sports organizations, in the midst of a crisis between the West and Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine. The 31-year-old player is accused of carrying vape cartridges containing … Read more
