# US basketball star's trial begins in Russian court Canonical watch page: https://twitch-nude.com/watch/us-basketball-star-s-trial-begins-in-russian-court-v137690 Language: en Published: 2022-07-06T13:14:33+00:00 Source creator: AP Archive Duration: 131 seconds ## Description (1 Jul 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++AP AND SNTV CLIENTS MAY USE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Khimki - 1 July 2022 1. Exterior of court, pan up from journalists to building 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Elizabeth Rood, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Moscow: "The US Embassy, the American government, cares very deeply about this case and about Ms. Griner's welfare as do millions of Americans as well as we care about the welfare of all U.S. citizens in prison overseas. I did have the opportunity to speak with Ms. Griner in the courtroom. She is doing as well as can be expected in these difficult circumstances. And she asked me to convey that she is in good spirits and is keeping up the faith." 3. Close of Russian flag 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Elizabeth Rood, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Moscow: "The Russian Federation has wrongfully detained Ms. Griner. Wrongful detention is unacceptable wherever it occurs and it endangers the safety of everyone travelling, living, working and studying abroad. I can assure you that the United States government at the very highest levels is working very hard to bring Ms. Griner, as well as all wrongfully detained U.S. citizens, safely home. And finally, I will repeat what Ambassador (John) Sullivan has said many times. Our embassy has no higher priority than protecting the interests of U.S. citizens detained in the Russian Federation." 5. Close of crest on court building 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexander Boykov, Lawyer for Brittney Griner: "She's a bit worried, because she has a trial, and she has (inaudible) But she's tough, and I think she will manage." 7. Mid of court building STORYLINE: American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow-area court for trial Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team. Elizabeth Rood, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Moscow, told journalists outside the court after the hearing that Griner was "in good spirits". "The Russian Federation has wrongfully detained Ms. Greiner. Wrongful detention is unacceptable wherever it occurs and it endangers the safety of everyone travelling, living, working and studying abroad," Rood said, adding that the "highest levels" U.S. government were working toward her release. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist was arrested in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport after police said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil. She could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of large-scale transportation of drugs. Griner, 31, was escorted into the courtroom in the Moscow suburb of Khimki while handcuffed and wearing a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt. At a closed-door preliminary hearing Monday, her detention was extended for another six months, to Dec. 20, and her next court session was set for July 7. Fewer than 1% of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and unlike in the U.S., acquittals can be overturned. Her case comes at an extraordinarily low point in Moscow-Washington relations. Griner was arrested less than a week before Russia sent troops into Ukraine, which aggravated already high tensions between the two countries. The U.S. then imposed sweeping sanctions on Moscow, and Russia denounced the U.S. for sending weapons to Ukraine. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/aa7133a6fdb54312845ad6e6a97e1727 This page provides video metadata, not a transcript. Watch the video on the canonical page.