The WNBA basketball star and Olympic gold medalist, whose trial resumes on July 7, could face up to 10 years in jail in Russia on drug charges.
that she was"terrified" that she might remain behind bars forever.
Her incarceration comes at a time of high tensions between Washington and Moscow over the Ukraine war. Griner was entering Moscow to play in Russia's Premier League during her WNBA offseason.
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