The new date is Jul 4, 2022.
Three days after her drug possession trial began in a Russian court, her agents said that she wrote a letter to the president asking him to bring her home.
A court hearing is taking place outside of Moscow.
According to excerpts from the letter shared by agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas, the Mercury player told Biden that she was terrified she might be here for the rest of her life.
It hurts me to think about how I usually celebrate this day because freedom means something completely different to me this year.
According to a statement from the White House's National Security Council, the Biden Administration continues to work aggressively to bring her home.
You are dealing with a lot, but please don't forget about me and the other American Detainees. Please do everything you can to bring us back.
After Russian officials claimed that she had drugs in her luggage at the Moscow airport, she was charged with drug possession and later deported to the US. A trial at a court near Moscow began Friday, after she was held for more than two months. If she is found guilty, she could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. As U.S.-Russia relations sink to their lowest point in decades due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the State Department says it will seek to secure her release, but she is still being held.
It is not clear which other Americans are trapped in Russia, but they are not the only ones. Russia has been detaining and convicting a former marine since late last year.
Here's what to watch for the trial of the woman.
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