Russia sentences Griner to 9 years in jail, Biden says it's unacceptable
Biden, under pressure to help free Americans held in Russia, called on Russia to release Griner immediately and said his administration would continue to work for her release.
US WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted after the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022.(photo credit: REUTERS/EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA)ByREUTERSUpdated:
