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Brittney Griner Lost Long Before Her Conviction

Regardless of how the U.S. standoff with Russia ends, the WNBA superstar will keep paying the price.

Sports Illustrated

Reactions to Brittney Griner's conviction, 9-year sentence

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and received a 9-year sentence from a Russian judge for drug possession and smuggling

The Independent UK

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Ilona helped veterans as a social worker. Now she’s fighting for her country

For the past five years, Ilona has worked with veterans of Ukraine's conflict with Russia. Now she's one of thousands of Ukrainian women preparing to fight on the frontline.

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Ukraine's president names telecoms expert head of occupied southern region

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appointed a senior official from a Ukrainian telecommunications institute as governor of the mostly Russian-occupied southern region of Kherson on Thursday, his office said.

Reuters

Russia threatens JAIL for parents whose children do not support pro-war 'Z' symbol

The exchange highlights the scale to which Putin’s closest backers are embracing extreme authoritarianism as his war effort stalls amid strong opposition from Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Oil Prices Slump to Lowest Since Before Ukraine Invasion

Global oil prices dropped on Thursday to their lowest levels since before Russia's February invasion of Ukraine as traders fretted over the possibility of an economic recession later this year that could torpedo energy demand. Benchmark Brent crude futures dropped more than 3% to $93.81 a barrel after touching a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia may launch southern offensive to try to regain momentum - Ukraine general

Russia may launch an offensive in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson to try to wrest back momentum from Kyiv and has been visibly building up forces, Ukrainian General Oleksiy Hromov said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Ukrainian army’s residential bases endangering civilians: Amnesty

Right group says Kyiv’s forces have taken up positions in hospitals and schools, turning them into ‘military targets’.

Al Jazeera

Mercury Focus on the Big Picture Amid Griner’s Conviction in Russia

While the Mercury star was found guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced to nine years by a Russian court, her teammates remain focused on bringing Griner home.

Sports Illustrated

Joe Biden condemns Griner sentence and calls for ‘immediate release’

President calls basketball star’s detention ‘unacceptable’ as Tony Blinken reiterates commitment to bringing Griner home from Russia

The Guardian - US

Poland sees rise of African migrants coming through Russia

Polish officials say they’re seeing a change in migration across the country’s border with Belarus

The Independent UK

American basketball star Brittney Griner jailed for nine years after being found guilty of drug charges in Russia

The 31-year-old WNBA star has been convicted in a Russian court of smuggling drugs with criminal intent.

Daily Record

President Biden Releases Statement After Brittney Griner’s Sentencing

The Russian court sentenced the WNBA star to nine years in prison and a fine of 1 million rubles (approximately $16,500).

Sports Illustrated

Griner sentence 'compounds the injustice' of wrongful detention - Blinken

The nine-year prison sentence given to U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in Russia "compounds the injustice of her wrongful detention," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Russian judge sentences US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison

US BASKETBALL star Brittney Griner has been convicted in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison following a politically…

Reuters

Blinken likely seek out Lavrov after Griner sentencing, White House says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will likely try to speak with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a meeting in Cambodia, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday after U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison on drugs charges in…

The Conversation

Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming

There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city since Vladimir Putin sent his military machine into Ukraine…

The Independent UK

Joe Biden says Brittney Griner verdict is ‘unacceptable’ and Russia must ‘release her immediately’

“We cannot expect a prisoner exchange to happen soon. There is an appeals process, and Russia has to be willing to negotiate with the US,” remarked a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania on Twitter

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Reuters

In handcuffs and in tears, Griner says: 'I love my family'

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner said "I love my family" as she was led out of a Russian courtroom in handcuffs after being jailed for nine years on drugs charges, a Reuters reporter at the court said.

The Hindu

WNBA's Griner convicted at Russian drug trial, sentenced to 9 years

A judge in Russia has convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling and sentenced her to nine years in prison

Zenger

Azov Spec Ops Destroy 7 Russian Ammo Trucks And 2 Security Vehicles In Kharkiv Region

The footage was obtained from the Azov Special Operations Forces on Tuesday, August 2.

The Texas Tribune

Texan basketball star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years after being found guilty in Russian drug case

Griner’s allies remain hopeful President Joe Biden will secure a prisoner swap, much like he did earlier this year with another Texan, ex-Marine Trevor Reed.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Fans poured in support for Brittney Griner after Russian authorities sentenced WNBA star to 9 years in prison

Free Brittney Griner. Free Brittney Griner. Free Brittney Griner.

Reuters

NATO members working with defence companies to boost weapons supplies to Ukraine -Stoltenberg

NATO members are working closely with defence companies to ensure Ukraine gets more supplies of weapons and equipment to be prepared for the long haul in its war with Russia, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Russian court convicts WNBA star Griner on drug charges

A Moscow court sentenced WNBA player Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison on drug charges, raising the stakes in deadlocked talks between Russia and the U.S. on a possible prisoner exchange involving the basketball star.

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