An American female professional basketball player was detained by authorities for possessing illegal drugs in Russia, and a trial was held on the 7th.
The Russian side has stated that it is "according to the law and not a political motivation", but the US government has repelled that it is "unjustified detention" and has become a new source of fire.
Brittney Griner, an American women's professional basketball player, was detained on February 17 for baggage inspection at an airport on the outskirts of Moscow on suspicion of possessing drugs that were illegal in Russia, and was subsequently charged with drug smuggling. it was done.
According to Russian state media, Gleiner pleaded guilty at a trial in Moscow on the 7th, while she said, "She was packing in a hurry so she put it in her baggage but unintentionally. It is said that he insisted.
Gleiner was in possession of cannabis-derived oil, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken replied on her Twitter account that it was "unjustified."
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Russian Presidential Administration, Peskoff, said on the 1st of this month that "it is in accordance with the law and not a political motivation," and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Lyapukov, said on the 7th that "the necessary judicial proceedings have been completed." It's clear that we haven't. "
The U.S. government has said that President Biden has sent a letter to Gleiner and will do everything in his power to release her, which is a new source of fire for both countries.