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   MOSCOW -- The spokesperson for Russia's Foreign Ministry lashed   
   out Thursday at the United States characterizing basketball star   
   Brittney Griner's jailing on drug charges as "wrongful   
   detention," saying it shows disrespect for Russian law.   
      
   Griner has been jailed since she was arrested in mid-February at   
   a Moscow airport after vape canisters containing hashish oil   
   were found in her luggage. The Phoenix Mercury standout and two-   
   time Olympic gold medalist acknowledged in court this month that   
   she had the canisters but said she had no intent to break the   
   law.   
      
   She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Her trial is   
   scheduled to resume Tuesday.   
      
   The State Department in May designated Griner as wrongfully   
   detained, moving her case under the supervision of its special   
   presidential envoy for hostage affairs -- effectively, the   
   government's chief hostage negotiator. On Tuesday, President Joe   
   Biden signed an executive order aimed at increasing the flow of   
   information to families of Americans detained abroad and at   
   imposing sanctions on the criminals, terrorists or government   
   officials who hold them captive.   
      
   Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said   
   Thursday that the legalization of cannabis for medical and   
   recreational use in parts of the U.S. has no bearing on what   
   happens in Russia.   
      
   "If a U.S. citizen was taken in connection with the fact that   
   she was smuggling drugs, and she does not deny this, then this   
   should be commensurate with our Russian, local laws, and not   
   with those adopted in San Francisco, New York and Washington,"   
   Zakharova said.   
      
   Russian media have speculated that Griner could be exchanged for   
   prominent Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, who is imprisoned in   
   the United States, and that Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned   
   in Russia for espionage, may also figure in an exchange.   
      
   U.S. officials have not commented on the prospects for such a   
   trade. Russian officials have said no exchange could be   
   discussed until the conclusion of the legal proceedings against   
   Griner. It is unclear how long the trial will last, but a court   
   has authorized Griner's detention until Dec. 20.   
      
   https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34274909/russian-official-   
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