The New York Times – Sports:
Her plea came hours after a Russian diplomat said that publicity around the basketball player’s case was not helping her interests.
Author: Anton Troianovski and Ivan Nechepurenko
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Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in Russia.
The New York Times – Sports:
Her plea came hours after a Russian diplomat said that publicity around the basketball player’s case was not helping her interests.
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Brittney Griner, Women’s Basketball Star, Goes on Trial in Russia
The New York Times – Sports:
The American basketball star Brittney Griner has endured months in a Russian prison and the threat of years more, a wartime bargaining chip between Moscow and Washington.
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Gray walls, books and a Lenin monument: A look inside the facility where Griner is detained.
The New York Times – Sports:
At least one other well-known foreigner has spent time there: Naama Issachar, the Israeli-American arrested in April 2019 when the Russian police said they had found a third of an ounce of marijuana in her luggage.