Since being accused of exporting drugs to Russia in February this year, Britney Greener, a star player and Olympic champion in the United States, has been detained in a Russian prison for more than four months.

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(WNBA) Since being accused of exporting drugs to Russia in February this year, Brittney Griner, a star player and Olympic champion in the United States, has been detained in a Russian prison for more than four months. On July 4, US Independence Day , part of the content of a letter she wrote to Biden's help was exposed. In the letter, she said that she had cast votes for Biden and hoped that Biden could do his best to rescue him.

Since being accused of exporting drugs to Russia in February this year, Britney Greener, a star player and Olympic champion in the United States, has been detained in a Russian prison for more than four months. - DayDayNews

On July 1, Britney Greener appeared in court. Photo | Reuters

Comprehensive Reuters , American Entertainment and Sports Network (ESPN), etc., Greener was born in 1990. He played for the Phoenix Mercury team and was selected for the WNBA All-Star team seven times, and led the US women's basketball team to win gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In February this year, she was found carrying e-cigarettes using marijuana oil at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport while attending a competition in Russia, and was later arrested by the Russian side.

At that time, the customs of the Russian Federation did not inform the athlete of the specific identity, but the Russian TASS later confirmed that the athlete was Grina . According to the statement of the Russian Customs General Administration, Grina's "drug smuggling" case is currently under investigation, and if convicted, she will face five to 10 years in prison.

htmlOn July 4, in a letter released by ESPN reporters, Grena said that he had been sitting alone in a Russian prison since he was arrested. Without his wife, family, friends, Olympic sportswear and various auras of achievement, he was afraid that he would stay here for the rest of his life.

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Since July 4 is the United States Independence Day, Greener recalled that he usually commemorates those "people who fought for freedom" with his family on Independence Day, including his father who participated in the Vietnam War. "But when I think about it, I feel sad because this year's freedom means something completely different to me."

In response to this, Greener begged Biden for help in his letter, "I know you have a lot to do, but please don't forget us detained Americans, please do your best to take us home." "Because I believe in you, I voted for you in 2020. And I can make a lot of achievements in the future, and you can help me restore my freedom."

Greener said that she missed her wife, family and teammates very much, and knew that they were in a bad mood now, so "no matter what you do to get me home, I will be very grateful," she told Biden.

reported that the above is only part of the letter, and Grena's attorney has said that he will not disclose the entire content of the letter, nor will he explain how the letter was transmitted from a prison outside of Moscow to White House . But despite being monitored by Russia, Grena has been able to deliver messages to friends and family through his Russian lawyers since her arrest in February.

Currently, the White House said it has received the letter. Adrienne Watson, spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said that Russia's detention of Grena is wrong and the US government will continue to do its best to take her home with all possible means.

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On the other hand, US media previously quoted a source from the Russian Prison Supervision Committee as saying that Russia hopes to exchange Grena for the United States to release Russian arms dealer Viktor Bute (Viktor Bout). Butt was captured and extradited by U.S. agents who pretended to be a Colombian guerrilla and sought to buy arms, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a U.S. court in 2012. At that time, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the US court's judgment was unfounded and biased.

. For this statement, a few days before the first trial of the Grena case (July 1), it was denied by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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