Russian Embassy: US distorts facts and distorts information on Greiner case

This was reported in the Russian embassy in Washington.

“We note the distortion of facts and the distortion of information,” the message says.

The department recalled that at the moment there are about a hundred Russian citizens in American prisons and pre-trial detention centers, who, as a rule, are subjected to biased treatment by the investigating authorities and courts.

“We urge the United States to stop shifting problems from a sick head to a healthy one.

The decision in relation to B. Greiner, as in the case of other American offenders, is fully consistent with the letter and spirit of Russian law,” the embassy concluded.

On August 4, the Khimki Court of the Moscow Region sentenced Greiner to nine years in prison for drug smuggling and possession.

Greiner was detained on February 18 at Sheremetyevo Airport.

Vapes (cartridges for an electronic heating system) with cannabis oil were found in her luggage.

White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby said US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken would try to talk to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about the Greiner case.