According to the Associated Press, authorities said during a Moscow court appearance on Monday that the trial of the American basketball player will start on Friday.
A woman is at a court hearing.
If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison for having cannabis at the Moscow airport.
The video from outside the courtroom was obtained by ABC News.
The first photos of the American since May 13 were taken on Monday by the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse.
The U.S. has accused Russia of using her as a political bargaining chip after new footage of her was released.
The woman is going to a courtroom for her hearing.
At her hearing, she wears a gray shirt and is accompanied by several guards.
The man left the courtroom Monday while he was in handcuffs.
The Russian authorities have kept him in pre- trial custody for at least July 2. According to the U.S., Griner is being wrongly held and her arrest coincides with a breakdown in relations with the Kremlin. She is being prosecuted for breaking the law. The spokesman for the Kremlin told NBC News last week that Griner isn't a Hostage. The basketball player was named an All-Star starter. Due to a staffing issue at the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Griner was unable to speak with her wife, Cherelle, last week for the couple's fourth weddinganniversary.
After being held for a third time, the Kremlin insists are not a hostage.
The State Department regrets not connecting the call of a woman with her husband.
The All-Star team was named while the player was in Russia.
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