I don't think a lot of people could manage to do that." "She brings light in a situation like this. She's an amazing soul," said Los Angeles Sparks forward Amanda Zahui B., one of many WNBA players who've communicated with Griner during her detainment. I don't know how she does it with what she's going through. Russian officials examine the emails and letters sent to Griner before she reads them, and Griner has to respond either through writing on paper or dictation. Griner's email has not been released to the public, but the WNBA Players' Union has shared it with members through text messages. According to a June 2 report from the AP, Griner has received hundreds of emails and letters from players around the league. The WNBA has remained supportive of Griner throughout her detainment. We want BG to come home as soon as possible.
"We're here to do whatever we can to amplify and keep BG at the forefront, which is more important than any basketball game and anything else that's going on in our lives. "There is a lot involved in getting her back home and safe, they're working relentlessly," Taurasi said. After the meeting, Mercury star Diana Taurasi reiterated their goal of bringing Griner home in a statement. Griner's detention had already been extended twice at that point.Ī day before the announcement of Griner's third extension, the Associated Press reported the Mercury met with State Department officials to discuss her potential release. According to TASS, Griner's previous pretrial detention ran through July 2. "I wouldn't want to talk on the specifics of the case and on the charges and to comment on our position on it because it's too early for it," Boykov told reporters outside the court, per ESPN.Įarlier in the week, Griner's pretrial detention was reportedly extended six months, her fourth such extension. After the first day, Alexander Boykov, an attorney for Griner, was hesitant to share much detail regarding his client or her case.
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The trial will resume July 7, as the absence of two witnesses led to a week-long adjournment, according to RIA-Novosti. The prosecution questioned two witnesses on Day 1, an airport customs official and an unidentified witness, with only the former speaking in open court, per the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti. According to TASS, Griner said in court she understood the charges but declined to immediately comment on them. On July 1, more than 130 days after her detainment, Griner officially began her criminal trial. I was very happy to see her, and I hope this trial will be over soon and with a positive outcome." "We miss her very much, we miss her energy. "Brittney has always been a very good teammate, so my role here is just to be with her, to support her," Beliakova told the Associated Press. One of them was Maxim Rybakov, director of Griner's Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg, and the other was teammate Evgeniia Beliakova. Instead, Griner had support from two character witnesses. Griner had the third day of her trial on July 14, and, although she was expected to testify that day, she didn't. That explanation may not have much bearing in Russian court, however, as Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reportedly said the legalization of cannabis in the U.S. However, they still emphasized that Griner had no criminal intent and accidentally put it in her luggage while packing in a rush. "Nobody explained anything to me," Griner said, per CBS News.Ī day before Griner testified, her defense team focused their angle on how cannabis has a medicinal use. "It is a bad faith attempt to avoid the deal on the table that Russia should take." "Holding two wrongfully detained Americans hostage for the release of a Russian assassin in a third country's custody is not a serious counter-offer," Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, told CNN. is still not convinced Russia is cooperating. officials did make quiet inquiries to Germany. Per CNN, a German government source confirmed that U.S.
Also, the request to include Krasikov in the trade isn't a simple one: He was convicted of murder in Germany last year and still remains in German custody. initially questioned the legitimacy of it. Due to the form of communication, the U.S. Russian officials reportedly communicated the request earlier in July, but they did so through an informal backchannel. According to CNN, the Russian government replied to the U.S.'s initial offer by requesting that convicted murderer Vadim Krasikov also be added to the proposed swap.
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