The White House condemned on Tuesday the Russian judicial “farce” for which the conviction of the American basketball player Brittney Griner has been confirmed and once again demanded her release.
The Russian Justice system rejected Griner’s appeal on Tuesday and kept in force the sentence of 9 years in prison against her for drug possession and smuggling.
After hearing the news, the White House National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, criticized Russia for continuing to havre Griner imprisoned under “intolerable circumstances” and after a new process that represents another “farce” of Russian justice and recalled that President Joe Biden has been very clear in his demand that the athlete “should be released immediately.”
The President has shown that he is willing to take tough decisions and extraordinary measures
According to the US official, the administration led by Biden has made every effort and through “all possible channels” to demand Russia’s release and bring her “back home”, in the same way that it works to free other detained Americans. in Russia.
“The President has shown that he is willing to take tough decisions” and “extraordinary” measures to bring Americans in, “and he has successfully done so in many countries around the world,” said Sullivan, who recalled that the government remains in contact with relatives of the prisoners and admires their “courage” in the face of these “unimaginable” circumstances.
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