US basketball player Brittney Griner’s legal defence team has appealed her conviction by a Russian court for narcotics possession and trafficking – for which she was sentenced to nine years in prison.Griner’s conviction and sentencing in early August were condemned by Washington, with President Joe Biden calling it “unacceptable” and pledging to bring Griner and Paul Whelan, who is also imprisoned in Russia, home.The United States has said it will pursue a prisoner swap including the athlete and Viktor Bout, a Russian imprisoned in the US who was once a prolific arms dealer.
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