U.S. Basketball Star Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty to Russian Drug Charges

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
American basketball player Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug charges before a Russian judge.The two-time Olympian denied that she
had any intention of breaking Russian law when she was detained at a Moscow airport in February with cannabis vape cartridges in her
luggage."I was in a rush packing
And the cartridges accidentally ended up in my bag," Griner said in the Khimki city court outside of Moscow.Griner, 31, faces up to 10 years
the diplomat added, addressing rumors that Griner could be exchanged for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year jail term
in the United States.United States President Joe Biden, who has written Griner a letter and spoken to her wife, said Wednesday that the
other American Detainees."